adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 21 hours agoGuessing the Tissue of OriginOur consultant was doing his usual practical tests on residents and this slide was given. The conditions include identifying the tissue of origin and diagnosing. Normally, we get…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 2 days agoCutting These and Taking Pain KillersRemember that previous specimen I mentioned that was almost preserved in normal saline (not a preservative)? This is what it looks like now. The fleshy colors have faded and…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 4 days agoUnboxing Some Monsters of the WeekIt’s my turn at cutting specimens again and things are fairing well. This day’s start is quality over quantity where I get few cases but each case takes more than half an hour…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 7 days agoGetting a shot at the Squamocolumnar JunctionThe specimen is a cervix. I’m just going to share an old pic to show what the cervix looks like when preserved in formalin below. The microscopic slides I’m using here are from a…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 14 days agoBread Loafing this OvaryThis is the aftermath post after I dragged my feet two days ago trying to process the specimen. I allocated half a day just to get this over with (even if it was my day off).…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 16 days agoThe Love and Hate for Rare SpecimensI’m just covering a few days worth of shift for a sick co-worker. They covered for me last month but I covered for their sched prior and now we just virtually swapped our…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 21 days agoWhen Bacteria Create False MiraclesImage Source You probably heard of stories where religious statues start to bleed blood from tadamada.stem in #hive-163521 • last monthSampling Technique and Errors Being a Pet PeeveLet me just paint a common scenario: A patient calls you over the phone asking why the results turned out non-diagnostic, inconclusive, or inadequate when everything else…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • last monthFinding Free Information on the Latest Trends in PathologyIt occasionally comes as a shower thought how much technology has made it so convenient to share information around the world. How can you not be amazed at the speed and…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • last monthConfirmation Bias is a Norm and Most Don’t Even Know It’s a ThingSource According to Oxford Dictionary: the tendency to interpret new eviadamada.stem in #hive-163521 • last monthWorking in a Hospital’s Lab Spares me from the Daily WoesMy work usually involves me just being in a secluded area of the hospital. It’s the Histopath Section, Morgue, Office, or General Lab Complex that I frequent in but some tiny…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 2 months agoClinical Pathology Rotation So FarIt’s been more than a week since I started this rotation from Surgical Pathology. A lot of key differences in the area include not smelling formalin anymore, no dead tissues to…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 3 months agoHospitals Can Be Like Any Other OfficeSame institution but made up of different sections seeing the less of the bigger picture and functioning interdependently. Sounds like most organizations to me as each department…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 4 months agoDoctors Can Google The Same Subject But Look For Different ThingsNote: I express my own opinions here and in no way should these be taken as medical advise. It’s been a recurring joke among colleagues especially those involved in the field…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 4 months agoBrowsing STEM Topics Expectation vs Reality.I've been trying to find the time writing this reality vs expectation topic for days now. I occasionally do manual curation so I tend to browse multiple communities just to see…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 4 months agoStudying Medicine: Medschool vs Real WorldIt's been on my mind to write something about the subject matter for weeks. Let's say layman decides they want to study medicine without going through formal enrolment and…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 4 months agoThe Daily Life of Pathology Training #2WARNING: GROSS PICTURES. If you don't like seeing real human organs, don't bother scrolling down. We divide our duties for the month into two teams A and B. Two weeks on duty…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 5 months agoHow I Do Breast Tumor MappingPLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER: The info shared here is by no way an absolute method to do breast tumor mapping. I have skipped some technical parts in order to give the reader a…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 5 months agoShowing one of my cases encounteredTo any new readers that found this alt account: Intro: It's an alt to blog about STEM topics. I'm segregating the topics I write on separate accounts to reduce clutter. You…adamada.stem in #hive-163521 • 6 months agoThe Daily Life of Pathology TrainingIt's been a hectic life for the past three weeks and I'm glad I'm taking a short breather before the next round happens in less than six days. Just sharing some parts of my work…
