The Microscopic Minute
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A 6 year old MN Pit Bull rescue presented to the ER for increased respiratory rate.
On presentation, he was dull mentally and febrile. He also was noted to have joint effusion. Chest radiographs were d...
What is the most interesting cavity effusion case you’ve seen in practice?
I’ve seen a lot of cool ones, but this is one of my favorites.
This is from a pleural effusion in a 4 year old hunting dog from...
These three components are most important for evaluating and classifying cavitary effusions.
Total protein: The total protein of the effusion is part of how we classify effusions as transudates, m...
Today's case spotlight is shared with us by fellow clinical pathologist, Dr. Giuseppe Menga. This is a buffy coat prep from a dog with Hepatozoon.
Look at those mamajammas!
In his post, Giuseppe mention...
Hemotropic mycoplasma affects multiple species. We most often think about it causing hemolytic anemia in cats, but do you know how it affects bovines clinically?
Spoiler alert: IT’S WEIRD.
Mycoplasma we...
Here I am, just cruising around this spleen/liver combo sample from a 9 yo Lab with fever, lethargy, joint effusion/pain, and thrombocytopenia. It wasn’t indicated to me why the spleen and liver were ...
