Clinical pathology - Revision history

Mikael Häggström: Look at

2024-04-10T23:04:35Z

Look at

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	{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.		{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.
			Preferably have at least a quick look at policies and procedures so that you have an idea of what kind of answers you will find there when needed.
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	==Hematopathology==		==Hematopathology==

Mikael Häggström: Cleanup

2024-02-15T18:22:25Z

Cleanup

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	{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.		{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.
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	* ''r<sub>i</sub>'' is the rate of probability differences leading to changes in interventions. For instance, if a medical test primarily affects the likelihood of one disease over another but both diseases have the same treatment (or no available treatment), the impact on interventions is minimal, and the test may lack value in that aspect.		* ''r<sub>i</sub>'' is the rate of probability differences leading to changes in interventions. For instance, if a medical test primarily affects the likelihood of one disease over another but both diseases have the same treatment (or no available treatment), the impact on interventions is minimal, and the test may lack value in that aspect.
	* ''b<sub>i</sub>'' is the benefit of ''changes in interventions'' for the individual		* ''b<sub>i</sub>'' is the benefit of ''changes in interventions'' for the individual
	* ''h<sub>i</sub>'' is the harm of such changes for the individual, including [[side effects]] of medical treatment		* ''h<sub>i</sub>'' is the harm of such changes for the individual, including side effects of medical treatment
	* ''h<sub>t</sub>'' is the harm caused by the test itself.		* ''h<sub>t</sub>'' is the harm caused by the test itself.

Mikael Häggström: /* Test indication */ Math

2024-02-15T18:21:25Z

Test indication: Math

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	In simplified terms, the indication for a test on an individual is primarily determined by its overall positive impact, referred to as the ''net benefit''. Tests are selected when the anticipated benefit outweighs the expected harm. The net benefit may roughly be estimated by:		In simplified terms, the indication for a test on an individual is primarily determined by its overall positive impact, referred to as the ''net benefit''. Tests are selected when the anticipated benefit outweighs the expected harm. The net benefit may roughly be estimated by:

	<~~math~~> ~~b_n~~ = ~~\Delta p \times r_i \times~~ ( ~~b_i~~ - ~~h_i~~ ) - ~~h_t~~</~~math~~>		b<sub>n</sub> = Λp r<sub>i</sub> * ( b<sub>i</sub> - h<sub>i</sub> ) - h<sub>t</sub>

	, where:		, where:

Mikael Häggström: /* Lab management */ +Test indication

2024-02-15T18:19:35Z

Lab management: +Test indication

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Mikael Häggström: +Micro

2023-07-27T16:41:11Z

+Micro

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	*[[Platelet aggregation study]]		*[[Platelet aggregation study]]
	*[[Cytology]]		*[[Cytology]]
			*[[Microbiology]]
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Mikael Häggström: /* Lab management */ Location

2023-04-06T15:58:24Z

Lab management: Location

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	:*Identifying what questions needs answering		:*Identifying what questions needs answering
	:*Asking proper expertise and/or looking up relevant information in proper sources (see [[learning pathology]]), which may include local protocols as well as policies of accrediting organizations of the department (which are generally more stringent than the national or regional laws).		:*Asking proper expertise and/or looking up relevant information in proper sources (see [[learning pathology]]), which may include local protocols as well as policies of accrediting organizations of the department (which are generally more stringent than the national or regional laws).
			For location-specific issues, it generally helps to personally '''come and see''' the location at hand.
	{{Question\|title=Retention time\|subsection=yes}}(You may skip this question if you don't expect to ever be part of laboratory management in the US.)		{{Question\|title=Retention time\|subsection=yes}}(You may skip this question if you don't expect to ever be part of laboratory management in the US.)

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	==Other clinical pathology articles==		==Other clinical pathology articles==
	*[[Common on-call topics]]		*[[Common on-call topics]]

Mikael Häggström: Template

2023-03-17T17:20:31Z

Template

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	{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.		{{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation\|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.
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	==Hematopathology==		==Hematopathology==
	~~Even for [[learning pathology\|learning]]~~ hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including '''[[peripheral blood smear]]s''' and general screening of '''[[lymph node]]s'''. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup. <noinclude>Still, if you get the task as a trainee to make a draft of a bone marrow, see '''[[Bone marrow]]'''.</noinclude>		{{Learning hematopathology}}

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	==Other clinical pathology articles==		==Other clinical pathology articles==
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	*[[Platelet aggregation study]]		*[[Platelet aggregation study]]
	*[[Cytology]]		*[[Cytology]]
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Mikael Häggström: Organized

2023-03-16T20:29:11Z

Organized

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 {{Memorization-worthy}} For the most likely types of cases and/or questions that you may be responsible for, know where to find local '''policies and procedures''', and have a good idea of '''[[Consultation|whom to ask]]''' for further advice. Make sure you have access and/or contact details for '''whenever and wherever''' you are likely to need them.
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 ==Hematopathology==
-Even for [[learning pathology|learning]] hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including [[peripheral blood smear]]s and general screening of [[lymph node]]s. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup. <noinclude>Still, if you get the task as a trainee to make a draft of a bone marrow, see '''[[Bone marrow]]'''.</noinclude>
+Even for [[learning pathology|learning]] hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including '''[[peripheral blood smear]]s''' and general screening of '''[[lymph node]]s'''. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup. <noinclude>Still, if you get the task as a trainee to make a draft of a bone marrow, see '''[[Bone marrow]]'''.</noinclude>
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Mikael Häggström: Linked

2023-03-16T20:23:11Z

Linked

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	:*[[Thromboelastography]]		:*[[Thromboelastography]]
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	*[[Bone marrow biopsy]]
	*[[Platelet aggregation study]]		*[[Platelet aggregation study]]
	*[[Cytology]]		*[[Cytology]]
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	==Hematopathology==		==Hematopathology==
	Even for [[learning pathology\|learning]] hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including [[peripheral blood smear]]s and general screening of [[lymph node]]s. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup.		Even for [[learning pathology\|learning]] hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including [[peripheral blood smear]]s and general screening of [[lymph node]]s. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup. <noinclude>Still, if you get the task as a trainee to make a draft of a bone marrow, see '''[[Bone marrow]]'''.</noinclude>

	==Sample tube types==		==Sample tube types==

Mikael Häggström: +hematopathology

2023-03-16T20:21:23Z

+hematopathology

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	:*[[Thromboelastography]]		:*[[Thromboelastography]]
	*~~[[Peripheral blood smear]]~~		*
	*[[Bone marrow biopsy]]		*[[Bone marrow biopsy]]
	*[[Platelet aggregation study]]		*[[Platelet aggregation study]]
	*[[Cytology]]		*[[Cytology]]
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			==Hematopathology==
			Even for [[learning pathology\|learning]] hematopathology, focus on the aspects of it that you may be expected to handle rather independently, mainly including [[peripheral blood smear]]s and general screening of [[lymph node]]s. Otherwise, a hematopathology workup is generally a very complex matter that should be performed by subspecialists thereof. In the unlikely event that you will end up at an institution without an internal arrangement for how to consult a hematopathologist, make such arrangement yourself, since it will save you a lot of time compared to even trying to learn yourself how to perform a modern hematology workup.

	==Sample tube types==		==Sample tube types==