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! Findings to consider | ! Findings to consider | ||
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| Bone marrow | | [[Bone marrow]] | ||
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*trilineage hematopoiesis | *trilineage hematopoiesis | ||
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| Coronary arteries | | Coronary arteries | ||
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*atherosclerosis - should give percent stenosis for major arteries (LMCA, LAD, LCx, RCA) | *[[atherosclerosis]] - should give percent stenosis for major arteries (LMCA, LAD, LCx, RCA) | ||
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*atherosclerotic plaque rupture | *atherosclerotic plaque rupture | ||
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*inflammation | *inflammation | ||
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| Heart muscle | | [[Heart]] muscle | ||
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*fibrosis - esp. post. LV (old [[myocardial infarction|MI]]) | *fibrosis - esp. post. LV (old [[myocardial infarction|MI]]) | ||
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*hemorrhage | *hemorrhage | ||
*wavy fibres (early ischemic change) | *wavy fibres (early ischemic change) | ||
*necrosis - coagulative/contraction band (recent MI) | *[[necrosis]] - coagulative/contraction band (recent MI) | ||
*inflammatory infiltrate - not associated with necrosis | *inflammatory infiltrate - not associated with necrosis | ||
*hyaline material ([[cardiac amyloidosis]]) | *hyaline material ([[cardiac amyloidosis]]) | ||
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| Adrenal gland | | [[Adrenal gland]] | ||
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*tumour - primary (cortex) | *tumour - primary (cortex) | ||
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*fat | *fat | ||
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| Kidney | | [[Kidney]] | ||
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*vessels (atherosclerosis, [[arterial hyaline|arteriolar hyalinization]]) | *vessels (atherosclerosis, [[arterial hyaline|arteriolar hyalinization]]) | ||
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*tumour | *tumour | ||
*glomeruli (enlargement, | *glomeruli (enlargement, crescents, [[mesangial expansion]], inflammation - esp. [[PMN]]s) | ||
*vessels - thrombi ([[thrombotic microangiopathy]]) | *vessels - thrombi ([[thrombotic microangiopathy]]) | ||
*interstitial (fibrosis, inflammation) | *interstitial (fibrosis, inflammation) | ||
*tubules (regeneration, casts, inflammation) | *tubules (regeneration, casts, inflammation) | ||
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| Liver | | [[Liver]] | ||
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*steatosis (local/type) | *steatosis (local/type) | ||
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*tumour - esp. metastatic | *tumour - esp. metastatic | ||
*bile ducts | *bile ducts | ||
*ballooning degeneration (steatohepatitis)/feathery degeneration (cholestasis) | *[[ballooning degeneration]] ([[steatohepatitis]])/feathery degeneration ([[cholestasis]]) | ||
*necrosis (location important) | *necrosis (location important) | ||
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| Spleen | | [[Spleen]] | ||
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*normal white pulp/red pulp | *normal white pulp/red pulp | ||
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*tumour | *tumour | ||
*vessels | *vessels | ||
*inflammation - esp. | *inflammation - esp. [[PMN]]s | ||
*fibrosis | *fibrosis | ||
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| Thyroid gland | | [[Thyroid gland]] | ||
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*tumour - papillary thyroid carcinoma, goitre | *tumour - papillary thyroid carcinoma, goitre | ||
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*inflammation | *inflammation | ||
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| Lung pathology | |||
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*infectious pneumonia | |||
*[[emphysema]] | |||
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*[[pulmonary hypertension]] (may be focal) | |||
*interstitial fibrosis | |||
*tumour | |||
*[[granuloma]]s | |||
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