Spot it-3: Answer

Both are benign,

First figure shows radiation change, enlarged cells with low N:C ratio and smudgy chromatin is typical of radiation change

Second figure shows degenerative change, as evident by karyorrhexis

My Ubuntu Desktop!!

My Ubuntu desktop, click on picture to see in full view and tell me isnt it better than vista? Above all absolutely free, no virus, no spyware, and this is running on old celeron processor 512 MB ram and yet I dont feel any sluggish move!!

It contains following on screen

Gmail notifier
Pidgin messenger- combines multiple accounts of yahoo, gmail, msn etc.,
you tube
Google map
calculator
system monitor
main menu
net traffic monitor
window switcher
battery monitor
volume control
calender
digital clock
Gadget Panel with all stocks (first pic)

Spot it-3: benigh or malignant

This two are bronchial brush PAP stained preparation from different cases, what do you think are they benign or malignant? give your comments separately for both images.

Correct answer will be posted after 2 days

Spot it 1 and 2- answer

Spot it 2: these are charcot layden crystals in sputum, formed due to disintegration of eosinophilic granules , they can be seen in allergic pulmonary conditions including asthma



Spot It- This are sputum images showing curschmann spiral , they can be considered as mucus casts formed in bronchioles due to obstruction, can be seen in asthma, chronic smokers and other causes of obstruction

Spot it-2

Give your comments, I will post correct answer after 2 days

Spot It!

Hi, friends give your comments on this picture, correct answer will be posted after 2 days

Premalignant Conditions of Breast

This is a seminar by one of my colleague, gives very basic understanding of breast pathology in lucid manner, will be very useful for new comer to pathology

LINK

WHO laboratory services in Tuberculosis control

Lab services in tuberculosis control provides basic guidelines for health care laboratories about specimen handling, staining, culture and identifcation of mycobacteria in simple step by step manner with colour photographs

Biomedical Waste Disposal Rules India

In light of recent outbreak of Hepatitis B in Modasa, Gujarat due to improper waste disposal by medical professionals and use of used syringes and needles. Which was followed by finding of used syringe storage at many cities in Gujarat. It is important to know the current laws regarding waste disposal in India

I am uploading here Waste disposal rules, 1998 amended 2000 under the environmental act, 1968 in PDF format

It may be useful as a guide to waste disposal for those practicing outside India

LINK

Medpedia

this is more reliable brother of wikipedia, there are so many ways to contribute and share knowledge there, here is what they say about

Ways to make medpedia work for you:

Get listed in Medpedia by creating professional and be known in your area of expertise

Get recognized for you professional by creating and editing medical encyclopedi in your area of expertise

Build your professional network

Get credited forever as "originating author" by creating new article

Ask questions and share insights with peers in group discussions

So join it, and start sharing knowledge, as medipedia is yet in childhood, your services will be invaluable

By joining as a medical professional you can edit and create new articles

Only doctors are allowed to edit or create articles as opposed to wikipedia, so it is more reliable

flow cytometry

A brief and concise ppt. about general principles and uses of flow cytometry.

Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria

I prepared this during my first year of residency, It covers following

Microscopic tests

• Peripheral smear
• Quantitative buffy coat

Non microscopic tests

• Immunochromatographic tests (rapid tests)
• Antibody detection
• flow cytometry
• mass spectometry
• PCR

It is in DOC format

LINK

FISH- from basics to advanced.

This was a presentation by one of my senior on basics of FISH. A very fine, simple but exhaustive detailing about the technique. enjoy.

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors-recent

This is first seminar that I prepared during my first year of residency, It is in powerpoint format

http://ifile.it/uh4fkn2

Way of teaching/learning?

This quote is directly from Neuropathology Blog of Dr. Brian E. Moore, just think it in Indian scenario

"After my recent lecture on infections of the CNS, Southern Illinois University medical student Mike Sinha came up to the podium to ask why the herpes virus had a predilection for attacking the temporal lobes. I passed Mike's question on to Dr. Tom Smith, the neuropathologist who provided the photographs (see above) of herpes encephalitis for Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7^th edition). Dr. Smith wrote that the question is not completely resolved, but he directed me to a 2002 review article which addressed the issue (Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2002;73:237-238). I quote from that article:

"Regarding the site specificity of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), the pathway of viral spread is probably more important than cell-type viral susceptibility. The unique anatomical localisation has been thought to result from entry of the virus via the olfactory pathway with spread along the base of the brain to the temporal lobes, a view that is supported by the immunocytochemical evidence of HSV antigens in the olfactory tract and cortex, as well as temporal lobes, hippocampus, amygdaloid nucleus, insula, and cingulate gyrus in patients dying from HSE. Another suggestion is that HSE may result from viral spread from the trigeminal ganglia to the temporal and frontal cortex, a view that is consistent with this known site of HSV latency."

Thanks to Mike Sinha for a provocative question and to Tom Smith for researching the response."

How many of Indian teacher will take such provocative question in positive way?? As per my experience such student will be fired by most of our teachers. Dont we need a change??

Medical Algorithm

I found this site while searching for a semen counting method

A Medical Algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. More than 10141 algorithms, organized into 45 chapters, are available as spreadsheets on this site, along with direct pubmed search feature for the algorithm

This site is powered by non profit organization institution of algorithmic medicine.

Worth have a look, as this site provides very extensive list of complete algorithms, for example, there are 10 different formulas to differentiate iron deficiency from thalassemia!!

World Health Organization Classification of Tumors Hematopoetic and Lymphoid

Example of what I have said in previous post about how to download books from, books.google.com

If you like kindly purchase the book

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Post Mortem Technique

Are you tired of reading oldies like Otto Saphire, try this one to get latest in post mortem

Note: for pathologists, may also be useful for forensic people

If you like kindly purchase the book

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