Self-learning
Lung, Kidney - Metastatic Calcification
Identify the calcifications. Where are they? What would you expect the patient's serum calcium level to me in metastatic calcification?
Liver, Lymph Node - Hemochromatosis - Hemosiderosis
What stain might you suggest to prove that the golden brown intracellular pigment is hemosiderin and not bile or melanin? Find some. Can severe iron deposition cause portal fibrosis and regenerating nodules?...
Liver - Fatty Change 3
What percentage of this liver's weight might you guess would be fat? Is the overall portal architecture still preserved? Is there inflammation? Is there neoplasm?
Liver - Hemochromatosis
Differentiate hemosiderosis from hemochromatosis. Which is worse? Name three common substances that stain golden brown by routine stains? How do you prove it might be hemosiderin? What stain might you...
Liver - Fatty Change 2
What are the two most common causes of fatty liver, by far? Is fatty change, fatty metamorphosis, and steatosis, all terms for the same thing? What color might this liver be grossly? Why? Might it look...
Liver - Fatty Change
What is MICRO-vesicular fat? How does it differ from MACRO-vesicular? Which one is more advanced? Point out a microvesicle.
Cholestasis
Liver--Cholestasis What is the definition of cholestasis? Find some bile lakes here. What is a bile lake? What are common causes of cholestasis? What is the common denominator for all cholestasis?
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Can the terms alcoholic hyaline and Mallory body be used interchangeably? What is it? Find some. How does it differ from a Councilman body Is fat a major finding of alcoholic hepatitis? Is it commonly...
Arteries - Arterio- And Arteriolo-Sclerosis
What is the difference between arterial sclerosis and arteriolar sclerosis? Are they related to atherosclerosis? Are they part of atherosclerosis? Point out an example of each
Kidney - Nephrocalcinosis
Does metastatic calcification mean metastatic disease is present? How does it differ from dystrophic calcification? Demonstrate some calcified areas within tubules?