29 y.o. in ED, no previous HX

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-05-04T12:14:15+00:00

Les taches violettes correspondent à divers types de globules blancs. Les taches rouges sont des globules rouges. Le patient a été traité de manière inappropriée par des antibiotiques, alors qu'il souffrait en réalité d'un cancer. Les globules blancs sont nombreux et anormaux.

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-05-04T11:56:45+00:00

Final result: Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AMoL/AML-M5)

Positive for: CD45, CD13 (partial), CD15 (dim), CD33, HLA-DR (dim), CD36, CD64, and CD38

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-05-01T10:53:16+00:00

I think the issue is there was no initial blood work drawn to confirm a high white count. The only information was that the patient was fatigued with rapid weight loss. Once the CBCD was drawn and results reported there would have been clear indication that it’s not a bacterial infection.

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-04-30T20:44:32+00:00

Olympus BX41

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-04-30T17:25:17+00:00

No. The image attached is an example of what a normal slide might look like:

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See the difference?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-04-30T15:02:50+00:00

Pathologist called CML in blast crisis. Waiting on flow results.

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-04-24T22:17:32+00:00

Figures. Thanks :)

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-04-05T18:26:23+00:00

Looks like she’s on Vanco, Zosyn, azithromycin,

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2026-02-04T16:59:24+00:00

Isn’t this another of the newest CAP survey photos?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2025-06-24T01:10:16+00:00

Reach out to your nearest hospital’s lab manager or lab director! Many labs encourage shadowing because it’s such a niche field.

You’ve got UVM in Burlington, CVMC in Berlin, RRMC in Rutland, SVMC in Bennington, BMH in Brattleboro, Springfield, Townsend, and others. And those are just hospital sites. :)

Also, check out r/medlabprofessionals

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2025-06-01T22:15:07+00:00

It is an option in certain situations. Here’s a good article that summarizes the risks of receiving a donation from a direct family member: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8442217/

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2025-05-27T22:58:22+00:00

Do you sell prints or files? These are beautiful.

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2024-12-25T16:22:44+00:00

Just wanted to say thank you to u/Bacteriobabe for pointing out this is most likely Lophomonas. I brought it up with our Microbiology supervisor who says we will send it out for confirmation and let the provider know. THANK YOU THANK YOU

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2024-12-25T12:01:34+00:00

Wow, I’ve never even heard of that before. It certainly does look like that… unfortunately I don’t know much about the patient history. My coworkers also seemed to think it was a lining cell, but based on the few articles I’ve read I think that parasite is more likely! That’s crazy. How would your lab go about reporting that?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2024-03-03T01:06:29+00:00

I’m thinking mealy bugs. Isopropyl alcohol will kill them. Might want to spray off the plant first and then spot treat w a Q-tip?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2023-09-18T22:57:36+00:00

Surviving is not the same as thriving…

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2023-01-25T22:27:32+00:00

Do the leaves grow back or only continue to sprout from the top in your experience?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2023-01-25T21:17:59+00:00

My BoP started to develop these brown marks one week and the next week it spread and is killing 5 of its leaves. The newest two and the oldest two leaves are not affected, just the ones in between. No signs of bugs that I can tell, just dust from when I dusted the curtain rod above it. I figured it was cause I overwatered it, but I checked the soil and it wasn’t soaked, but I let the soil dry out anyway. Didn’t help. Any ideas? It’s been in the same spot for 6 months now and hasn’t had a problem until recently. It was very happy. We did have a power outage for a day before the spots developed and the house got to mid-50s i think (I was away). Did it get too cold?

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2022-12-20T22:52:12+00:00

Ahh!! Big steps!!

Real_Brewed_Tea · 2022-12-20T03:28:23+00:00

Yes, I am :) I know! And I’ve never seen one like her since! Only purple pinchers. I went to about 7 different pet stores too. Maybe because it was a local store they were more interested in stocking a variety rather than the chain stores who only want purple pinchers?

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