Okay, so we know that antinuclear antibodies are seen in many different autoimmune diseases (including lupus).
I’ve had a lot of emails about glomerulonephritis lately. Most people seem to want help simplifying the mechanisms and types of glomerular diseases
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?)
Here’s another unknown case in our small-but-growing collection (you can find other cases here, here, here and here).
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve…and a peaceful and happy 2013.
Q. I have a question about the coagulation lab tests. I saw that an increased PT would result from Coumadin and Heparin.
Q. Could you please explain the ESR? A. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or sed rate, is a test that is performed by putting blood in a tube
Q. I wonder if you could help me a bit with an unusual case of pneumonia. Our patient is a 56-year-old male with who woke up one morning with dyspnea, fever and chest pain.
Q. I have a question about this exam question: 1. Which of the following is an example of innate immunity?
There are a bunch of different kinds of big, multinucleated cells in pathology. Here’s a question that you can use to test your knowledge of these cells.
