Pathways – Clinical Pathology

Review the differential peripheral blood counts from a​ 76-year-old gentleman who presented with severe fatigue and night sweats. Can you make a diagnosis?

By April Josselyn • October 31, 2017

A 71-year-old woman presented with pruritus, fatigue, and unintentional weight loss. Review the case and make a diagnosis.

By April Josselyn • October 24, 2017

This week's case study reviews the hCG levels of a 36-year-old woman with a non-neoplastic gestational trophoblastic disease. View the case and make a diagnosis.

By April Josselyn • October 17, 2017

This week's case study reviews the newborn screening and blood cultures from a late preterm baby girl born with hypoglycemia. Review the case and make your diagnosis.

By April Josselyn • October 3, 2017

This week's case study evaluates a patient who presented with a recurrent monoclonal IgGK immunoglobulin during a routine follow-up evaluation after three years of disease-free status. Can you review the case and make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • September 19, 2017

This week's case study reviews the concentrated wet preparation and modified safranin stain of stool collected from a 34-year-old female with a 10-day history of watery diarrhea and abdominal pain. Can you make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • August 29, 2017

This week’s case study ​reviews a 25-year-old female with no history of medical problems who presents to her family medicine physician for routine obstetric care. Based on the patient’s clinical history and the results of blood bank testing, what is the next best step in managing this patient?

By April Josselyn • August 1, 2017

This week's case study reviews the PTEN genetic testing from a 34-year-old female who presented to a dermatology clinic for evaluation of several facial skin lesions. Can you make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • July 25, 2017

This week's case study reviews the molecular and biochemical genetic testing from a 34-year-old female. Can you make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • July 18, 2017

This week's case study reviews the request for antibody identification in a 28-year-old African-American female with previously negative antibody screens. Can you make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • May 16, 2017

This week's case study reviews an antibody identification panel using dithiothreitol-treated reagent red blood cells from a 46-year-old Caucasian male with a history of multiple blood transfusions. Can you make the diagnosis?

By April Josselyn • May 2, 2017

This week's case study reviews the bone marrow biopsy and myeloproliferative neoplasm workup from a ​60-year-old woman who presented with 2 years of progressive transfusion-dependent anemia. Can you make the diagnosis?

By April Josselyn • April 25, 2017

This week's case study highlights a 42-year-old woman with Trisomy 21 and an unrepaired AV canal that has led to Eisenmenger syndrome. Can you make the diagnosis?

By Rene Revier • April 4, 2017