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Why was plasmodium falciparum named that way?

on May 11, 2013

So we had this lecture on malaria on Thursday, and I decided that we needed a little object lesson to go along with it.

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How do antinuclear antibodies cause problems in lupus?

on April 29, 2013

Okay, so we know that antinuclear antibodies are seen in many different autoimmune diseases (including lupus).

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FANA

Fluorescent antinuclear antibody (FANA) testing

on April 22, 2013

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem, autoimmune disease.

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Parvovirus infection in pregnancy

on April 17, 2013

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:

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I have myeloma – please help me understand some terms.

on April 3, 2013

Q. I have myeloma and have relapsed after a stem cell transplant.

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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis

A simple summary of glomerulonephritis

on January 29, 2013

I’ve had a lot of emails about glomerulonephritis lately. Most people seem to want help simplifying the mechanisms and types of glomerular diseases

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Urine

How do renal diseases present?

on January 22, 2013

I’ve had quite a few questions about renal pathology lately. Some of you want to know how to differentiate renal diseases clinically (is it glomerular? or tubulointerstitial?)

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Best Pathology Student quizzes

on December 31, 2012

In case you’re feeling ambitious tonight (or, more likely, in a few days), here’s a list of our best Pathology Student quizzes.

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Ambrosia sp.	Ragweed pollen, EM

Are allergies part of the innate immune system?

on September 24, 2012

Q. I have a question about this exam question: 1. Which of the following is an example of innate immunity?

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the scream

Help! I’m starting pathology tomorrow.

on September 3, 2012

Tomorrow is the first day of school for a lot of medical, dental, nursing, physician assistant, medical technology, veterinary, and other allied health students. I hope I didn’t miss anyone.

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