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A monoclonal immunoglobulin is present – now what?

on February 27, 2012

Q. I have multiple myeloma, and I read your post What is an M-spike, and it was excellent contribution which I have been looking for in months. 

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leukocytes

Identifying normal leukocytes

on December 19, 2011

Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.

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richter

Richter’s transformation – prolymphocytes, large cells, or what?

on June 9, 2011

  Q. I have a quick question regarding Richter’s transformation in CLL.

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Downey 3

Mono vs. acute leukemia

on May 5, 2011

Q. I’m a medical student, and I wonder if you have some good tips about how to tell tell apart mononucleosis from AML on a blood smear?

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Granuloma

Ode to the granuloma

on April 18, 2011

The first thing I think of when I hear “granuloma” is the Knack song My Sharona.

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Burkitt_lymphoma

Just how many B-cell lymphomas are there?

on April 14, 2011

Q. Can you explain a bit about the classification of B-cell lymphoma?

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salt

Can too much iodine cause hypothyroidism?

on March 21, 2011

Q. I heard that if you ingest too much iodine, you can develop hypothyroidism. Is that true? 

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Reidel thyroiditis

Riedel thyroiditis

on April 28, 2009

We talked a bit about thyroiditis yesterday (see 4/27/09 post). Here’s another kind of thyroiditis: fibrosing (or Riedel) thyroiditis.

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