Malignant Lung Neoplasms

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Malignant Lung Neoplasms 6 94 Figure 6.1 — Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia, Biopsy [H&E Stain; High Power]. This preinvasive neoplastic glandular proliferation is made up of cuboidal to low columnar cells…

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Unusual and Metastatic Lesions

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Unusual and Metastatic Lesions 7 154 Figure 7.1a — Fetal Adenocarcinoma, Fine Needle Aspiration [Pap Stain; Low Power]. Fetal adenocarcinoma is a peripherally based lung adenocarcinoma composed of tubular and…

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Lung Radiology

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Lung Radiology 1 2INTRODUCTION Radiologic evaluation of lung lesions can serve many roles including primary detection, narrowing of the differential diagnosis, treatment or surgical planning, and posttreatment surveillance. Plain radiographs…

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Reactive Changes and Benign Lung Lesions

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Reactive Changes and Benign Lung Lesions 3 42Figure 3.1a — Reactive Epithelial Cells, Bronchial Brushing [Pap Stain; High Power]. The majority of cells shown are bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, though…

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Infectious Lung Lesions

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Infectious Lung Lesions 4 66Figure 4.1a — Tuberculosis, Fine Needle Aspiration [H&E Stain; High Power]. This fine needle aspiration came from a right apical cavitary mass in a woman with…

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Benign Lung Neoplasms

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Benign Lung Neoplasms 5 82 Figure 5.1a — Papillomatosis, Bronchial Brushing [Pap Stain; Low Power]. Three-dimensional bifurcating papillary stalks are immediately noticeable in this large microfragment of tissue. Single cells…

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Normal Lung

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Normal Lung 2 32 Figure 2.1a — Pigment-Laden Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages, Bronchoalveolar Lavage [Pap Stain; High Power]. Macrophages within the alveolar spaces may contain variable amounts of pigment, which is…

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Aging and Diastolic Heart Failure

Mar 23, 2019 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Aging and Diastolic Heart Failure

INTRODUCTION The number of seniors in the United States and throughout the developed world is rising. As of 2003, roughly 36 million, or 12%, of the U.S. population were older…

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Evaluation of Intracardiac Filling Pressures

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INTRODUCTION Normal diastolic function allows a ventricle to fill to an adequate volume while maintaining normal diastolic pressures at rest, during exercise, and through a wide range of heart rates….

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