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Starting pathology (entire handbook)

166 bytes added, 10:03, 6 November 2021
*Google, and then clicking the '''Images''' tab, if you just want to see more micrographs of the disease or condition.
*Adding '''cancer.net staging''' in Google searches for definitions of cancer stages, for example Googling ''prostate cancer cancer.net staging''. The first search will then generally be the one from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
*Considering a subscription for '''ImmunoQuery''' (or equivalent database if you find one) in order to generate the most pertinent immunohistochemistry stains when you have two or more differential diagnoses for a case at hand. After all, it It is pointless to just know memorize a few positive and negative immunostains for each disease and condition, because what you need in reality is to figure out what immunostains to order so that you can pinpoint one diagnosis among your differentials. To master that, you will need to memorize a vast amount of immunostains and at what percentages they are positive for a vast amount of diseases and conditions, or you can have an online service like ImmunoQuery do that work for you. After all, in pathology there is essentially no immunohistochemistry that is so emergent that you do not have the time to use a computer or smartphone to look it up.
If the above resources do not provide a sufficient answer:
*'''Googling''' what you are looking for, including . You may add the word '''pathology''' or equivalent if results are too clinical or layman-oriented. Before even reading the title of results, first look at the URL. If it is from a reputable organization then you may proceed to check if the title is pertinent to what you are looking for, but if it is from an unfamiliar site then you should only proceed if you don't find a better source among your search results, and you will need to look for additional proof of reliability such as authorship of the content in order to use it to help you in the diagnostics of any case.
'''Ask a colleague''' at least whenever your own memory or a resource search is not enough, and there is a significant risk that you may do something irreversible that will negatively affect a patient.

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