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Amy H. Deeken, M.D.

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General AP/CP #pathology πŸ…° πŸ…ΈπŸ†‚ πŸ…΅πŸ…ΎπŸ† πŸ…°πŸ†„πŸ†ƒπŸ…ΎπŸ…ΏπŸ†‚πŸ†ˆ Not medical advice. #autopsy #art #medicine #anatomy #VillainEra #MotherOfDragons #QueenOfTheAshes

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Something you don't see every day: Choriocarcinoma.
#PathSky #Pathology #Medicine

03.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Oxalate Nephropathy & Renal Embolic Disease Collision Case | Collidescope Episode 10
Oxalate Nephropathy & Renal Embolic Disease Collision Case | Collidescope Episode 10 Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

What happens when oxalate nephropathy & renal embolic disease interact? How does this interaction impact kidney function? Find out the answer in our latest #Collidescope episode!

#renalpath #kidneypath #pathsky #renalsky

13.02.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blood on their hands.

06.01.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1
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Kappa-type light chain proximal tubulopathy
On EM, low mag shows membrane-bound crystalline-like cytoplasmic inclusions but up close has fibrillar appearance.
πŸ”ΉCongo-red is negative
πŸ”ΉReported w/ MGUS, MM, & lymphoma
πŸ”ΉMost had fanconi syndrome
#MGRS #renalpath #pathsky #nephsky #nephrology
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26.12.2025 22:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

New data show Uber knowingly approves drivers with violent convictions including child/elder abuse and gun/weapons charges. Data suggest ~11% of their drivers would be banned if they used stricter criteria, but they have opted not to.

As is, they receive sexual misconduct reports ~every 8 mins.

24.12.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes we have these at work - awesome for keeping all your tools organized but immediately accessible.

23.12.2025 06:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#PathSky #Pooh

16.12.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A haematoxylin and eosin stained section of skin with a portion of a seborrheic keratosis that is in the shape of a love heart

A haematoxylin and eosin stained section of skin with a portion of a seborrheic keratosis that is in the shape of a love heart

A seborrheic keratosis showing me some love today πŸ©·πŸ’œ #PathSky #PathArt #MedSky

16.12.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This fungal yeast was called Histoplasma on biopsy. This diagnosis was later confirmed by cultures. How often does this approach go wrong?

#pathsky #idpath

Read more here in @IJSPjournal :
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

06.12.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ UCLA is in the race to win the #WeGiveBloodDrive - a Big Ten-wide challenge powered by Abbott to inspire blood donations and save lives.

πŸ’ͺDonate through Dec 5
πŸ† Help UCLA win a $1 MILLION prize for student & community health!
🩸Save lives!

Learn More ➨ bit.ly/4o6CVKp

#BigTenChallenge #PathSky

03.12.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Image of the Week!

Contributed by: Kyle Devins, M.D.
Textbook topic: Ovary
Diagnosis: Mucinous carcinoma
Textbook topic link: buff.ly/HE4iwSW

#Pathology #PathologyOutlines #PathSky

03.12.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This fungus looked exactly like Aspergillus but turned out to be Pseudallescheria (by microbiologic cultures). How should such cases be worded?

Read more here in Int J Surg Pathol:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#pathsky #fungal #idsky #pathology #pulmpath

04.12.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And the winners of #HCWvsHunger 2025, with $373,050, are the multidisciplinary #cancer care team, #DiagnoseAndTreats, representing #OncSky, #RadOncSky, #PathSky, & #Radiology. Amazing to have had a single team raise more πŸ’° in 2025 than in Year 1 OVERALL!

Strong work across the board, #MedSky! /7

03.12.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Here we go…

01.12.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do #Christmas decorations go up in November or December?

Well in #ForensicScience its important that we approach everything from a neutral and unbiased point perspective. So our wonderful admin team made sure this held true by starting to our decorations up on Friday, and finished today!

01.12.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Started PGY1 when I was 25…seemed fine to me, but everyone is different.

01.12.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.

01.12.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Available online now - ahead of print

Review Article
Analysis of Protein Degradation Patterns as Biomarker to Estimate Time Since Death: Insights and Innovations

journals.lww.com/amjforensicm...

#4n6 #forensicpathology #deathinvestigation #postmortemchanges

30.11.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Last Christmas I gave you my heart

Then I died because it turns out I needed that to live

01.12.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
Haematoxylin and eosin stained microscopic image showing penile tissue with dense hyalinized fibrosis and dystrophic ossification, consistent with Peyronie’s disease.

Haematoxylin and eosin stained microscopic image showing penile tissue with dense hyalinized fibrosis and dystrophic ossification, consistent with Peyronie’s disease.

Happy Friday everyone! Peyronie’s disease with dystrophic ossification - a literal boner πŸ† #PathSky #MedSky

27.11.2025 21:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”¬UCLA Pathology's Post-Sophomore/Junior Fellowship Program is now recruiting medical students to join our 1-Year Pathology Fellowship for 2026-2027!

#Pathology #path2path #PathSky #pathfellowship

Apply today! πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/4mexWqi

28.11.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What would be your diagnosis for these findings in a 30-year-old African American male with CKD stage III and proteinuria?

#DiagnoseThis #nephsky #pathsky #renal #kidneypath

24.11.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reduce variability and inconsistency in your approach to #amyloidosis diagnosis and laboratory workup! New #CAPguideline: brnw.ch/21wXMU6

#pathsky #pathology #CAPGuidelines

24.11.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fungal hyphae are more tricky to diagnose by pathology alone than yeasts

See detailed discussion here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#pathsky #fungal #pathology

22.11.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Έ Amazing how the background parotid tissue fills in so nicely on permanent sections (it is the same block! I promise!) Can better appreciate variations in cellularity and patchy hemorrhage that contribute to the gross appearance
πŸ“Έ chondroid matrix, ducts and myoeps on permanent sections

#PathSky

22.11.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cryptococcus can be diagnosed with high accuracy in surgical pathology or cytology specimens

Case 5, Table 1

#pathology #pathsky

Read the paper!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

21.11.2025 11:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Pathology of mesothelioma (featuring biphasic mesothelioma and talc pleurodesis)
Pathology of mesothelioma (featuring biphasic mesothelioma and talc pleurodesis) YouTube video by Sanjay Mukhopadhyay

KikoXP + WSI + videoconferencing + 3 subspecialty experts = new way to educate

#pathsky

youtu.be/LVXlir8s8ik?...

22.11.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Blood Bank, located in DeGowin Blood Center, processes and stores blood products for University of Iowa Health Care and associated locations. These products are used for various medical needs, such as transfusions, self-donations for future procedures, apheresis, and much more. #PathSky

22.11.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Available online now - ahead of print

Original Study
The Recent Rise of Streptococcus Pyogenes Group A–Related Deaths in Cook County: A Case Series

journals.lww.com/amjforensicm...

#4n6 #forensicpathology #infectiousdiseases #pathology

21.11.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes? It hasn’t been ruled out.

Do Childhood Vaccines Cause Tornadoes? It hasn’t been ruled out.

www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...

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