A somewhat elementary mnemonic for emergent dialysis.
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Survivin’
Stakes are high when we are in the midst of resuscitation efforts and all cylinders are trying to fire at once. Everyone has a job and we are all trying to remember all the steps to save a life. But things don’t always work out and sometimes we can’t get all the things we would […]
Degenerates!
Neutrophils can commonly be seen on cytology. The presence of degenerate neutrophils should alert us to the likely presence of bacteria. Bacterial toxins affect neutrophil nuclei and cytoplasm causing pyknosis, karyorrhexis, karyolysis, and cytoplasmic basophilia and vacuolation. If you’re like me, you’ve forgotten most of the big words you learned in vet school. So what’s […]