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Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Snapshot An 28-year-old woman presents with colicky abdominal pain. She fidgets around and sporadically

Bernard-Soulier Disease

Overview Snapshot A 3-week-old boy is brought to the pediatrician to undergo a circumcision. Despite

Blood Cell Types

Basophil  Structure bilobate nucleus covered by densely staining basophilic granules Function mediates allergic reaction

Coagulation Cascade

Overview    Tests PT (extrinsic pathway) tests function of factors I II V VII 

Hereditary Spherocytosis

Snapshot A 25-year-old pregnant woman presents to her obstetrician reporting yellow eyes, yellow skin,

Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

Snapshot A 1-month-old infant is brought to his pediatrician. He has been having multiple

Anemia of Chronic Disease

Snapshot A 40-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis has felt tired and weak for several

Aplastic Anemia

Snapshot A 15-year-old girl presents to the emergency room with a nosebleed that has