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This case is a great example of why blood smears are IMPORTANT!
This was a blood smear from a cat with a completely normal CBC. No cytopenias, no lymphocytosis. But lurking under the...
In this edition of Path Chats, I sit down with my good friend and fellow clinical pathologist, Dr. Daniel Heinrich. Dr. Heinrich is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota College of...
Interesting case alert!
When this blood smear came across my scope, the first thing I thought was, come on now, stop horsin’ around!!
Ok that’s a really bad pun, but still. This...
If I never teach you anything else, please let me teach you how important this is:
…The difference between acute leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Why?
Because the...
How many times have you found yourself looking at a lymph node aspirate and wondering “is this reactive or lymphoma”?
Do you know how to tell the difference?
Let’s take a...
Let's talk about reactive lymph nodes. Do you know what they look like cytologically?
Watch this 1 minute video for a quick lesson in reactive lymph node cytology:
Cliff Notes...
Reactive...