So we had this lecture on malaria on Thursday, and I decided that we needed a little object lesson to go along with it.
Q. I wanted to check a fact with you because my friend and I were confused by something in First Aid, and it wasn’t listed in one of the errata for the new edition.
Q. While doing some reproductive medicine practice questions in a boards question bank I came across one I couldn’t reason through and was hoping you could help:
Q. This may be a silly question but…On the topic of anemia and increased RBC destruction, the lecture notes state that the spleen removes unusual shaped RBCs, causing anemia.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve…and a peaceful and happy 2013.
In case you’re feeling ambitious tonight (or, more likely, in a few days), here’s a list of our best Pathology Student quizzes.
I’m super excited about my new study guide, which will be available on Monday. It’s a collection of all of our best Pathology Student stuff on hematopathology and coagulation.
Q. How do you tell apart aplastic anemia and pancytopenia? A. This is an interesting question, because we’re comparing a distinct disease (aplastic anemia) with a generalized blood finding (pancytopenia).
Aplastic anemia falls into the category of “anemias-in-which-the-cells-don’t-look-weird” category.
Q. In a person with both anaemia and reticulocytosis, which is the LEAST LIKELY cause? A. acute blood loss B. vitamin b12 deficiency with folate therapy C. hereditary spherocytosis
