http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP all about medical microscopes Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:37:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sarcomas and carcinosarcomas are rare tumors that can be seen using medical microscopes, accounting for approximately 0.1 to 1.5% of all esophageal tumors. They present with the symptom of dysphagia, which does not differ from the dysphagia associated with the more common epithelial carcinoma. Tumors located within the cervical or ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/10 Benign tumors and cysts of the esophagus are relatively uncommon and can be studied using medical microscopes. From the perspectives of both the clinician and the pathologist using a medical microscope, benign tumors may be divided into those that are within the muscular wall and those that are within the ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/9 Plummer-Vinson Syndrome This uncommon clinical syndrome is characterized by dysphagia as­sociated with atrophic oral mucosa, spoon-shaped fingers with brit­tle nails, and chronic anemia. It characteristically occurs in middle-aged edentulous women. Because iron- deficiency anemia is a common finding, another name for this condition is sideropenic dys­phagia. The syndrome is more common ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/8 Collection and preservation of urine for analytical testing must follow a carefully prescribed procedure to ensure valid results. Laboratory testing of urine generally falls under three categories, example, chemical, bacteriologic, and microscopic examination. There are also three kinds of collection for urine specimens, first random, second timed, and third 24-hour ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/7 Indwelling catheters such as central venous lines provide ready access to the patient circulation, eliminating multiple phlebotomies, and are especially useful in critical care and surgical situations. Arterial catheters most often are placed in the radial artery. Indwelling catheters are surgically inserted in the cephalic vein or internal jugular, subclavian, ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/6 CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Lumbar punctures LPs are performed to collect cerebrospinal fluid CSF that may be evaluated in the laboratory to establish a diagnosis of infection bacterial, fungal, mycobacterial, or amebic meningitis, malignancy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis, or demyelinating disorders using medical microscopes. A serious complication of an LP is cerebellar ... http://medicalmicroscopes.net/WP/archives/5