I’m super excited about my new study guide, which will be available on Monday. It’s a collection of all of our best Pathology Student stuff on hematopathology and coagulation.
Finally – after jumping through a LOT of hoops, The Complete Hematopathology Guide is now on iBooks.
Q. I was wondering what the difference was between labeling something as a “leukemia” vs labeling it as a “chronic myeloproliferative disorder.”
Here are some real student questions about myeloproliferative disorders. You should always ask questions when you don’t understand something – preferably in lecture.
Polycythemia vera (PV) is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder in which the red cells are the predominating lineage. Here are some typical student questions along with my answers. Q. Are the erythrocytes in PV normal? A. No, they aren’t considered normal because they come from a malignant clone of erythroblasts. But they do carry oxygen, and they [...]
