Maybe I missed that pathology lecture, or maybe I was sleeping when the terms were discussed.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun New Year’s Eve…and a peaceful and happy 2013.
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).
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.
Q. I’m not sure if I can identify leukocytes correctly. Could you give me some tips? Thanks very much.
Finally – after jumping through a LOT of hoops, The Complete Hematopathology Guide is now on iBooks.
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 [...]
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.
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.
