Dystrophic vs. metastatic calcification
Maybe I missed that pathology lecture, or maybe I was sleeping when the terms were discussed.
The best 10 posts of 2012
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve…and a peaceful and happy 2013.
A beginner’s guide to the endocrine system
The endocrine system is a collection of organs that secrete hormones (substances that travel through the body to distant places, where they tell cells what to do).
10 things to be sure you look at when you read a blood smear
When you look at a blood smear, it’s best to have a plan, and it’s best to try to follow it each time.
Identifying normal leukocytes
Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.
We’re on iBooks!
Finally – after jumping through a LOT of hoops, The Complete Hematopathology Guide is now on iBooks.
The study guide is here!
It’s here! The first Pathology Student study guide! It’s a short guide, targeted just at the anemias (obviously), and intended for someone who has very little time but needs to get through the essential facts before a test. This would work for boards or for your typical intro pathology course. Here’s what’s inside: An introduction [...]
Why does the GFR go down in nephritic syndrome?
Q. I have a question. Why do you see a decreased glomerular filtration rate in nephritic syndrome? I read on your blog and other places that it’s due to “hemodynamic changes”– from Robbins I’m assuming this is compensatory stuff- but wouldn’t that increase GFR? A. It’s because of what’s going on in the glomerulus! In [...]
How do you identify all those neutrophil precursors?
Q. I’m having a hard time identifying some hematopoietic cells on smears. I have no trouble with the mature PMNs, bands, and metas, but once I get past that, it gets rather difficult.
Pesky lymphocytes
Q. Currently I am in a residency course to finish up my training as a medical laboratory technician; for the next two weeks I’ll be doing nothing but cell differentials in the hematology lab.
- Kristine Krafts, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology University of Minnesota School of Medicine April 2013: 78,614 unique visitors.
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