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Meet Comet!
Meet Comet! He belongs to Taylor and Leta from Client Services and Transcription. He’s a chiweenie (chihuahua/dachshund), and he tends…
Use of a Smartphone Camera at the Bedside to Access Adequacy of Kidney Biopsies
Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in kidney biopsy inadequacy rate. Evaluation of biopsy adequacy by…
Weakness and Atrophy
Clinical History This 75-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for 5 years has a past medical history of gout…
Skull Base Cyst
Clinical History This 35-year-old woman presented with dysphagia and dysphonia. MRI showed a CSF filled, thin-walled cyst compressing medulla. Question…
Kicking Off the 4th of July!
It’s a hot Friday here at Arkana Laboratories, and to kick off the 4th of July weekend, Henson’s Island Snow…
Rapidly Enlarging Mass in NF1 Patient
Clinical History: This 25-year-old patient with a history of Neurofibromatosis type 1(NF1) was found to have a relatively rapidly enlarging…
Meet Crusty and Batman!
Meet Crusty and Batman! They belong to Tyler from our marketing team. Crusty (green eyes) is our 4-year-old sweet…
T-tubular Network
Electron microscopy on a muscle biopsy with myopathic changes showed an incidental waffle-like structure within the sarcoplasm (see arrow). This…
Meet Zoey, Grayson, and Alfie!
Meet Zoey (small gray cat), Grayson (large tabby cat), and Alfie (corgi)! They belong to Camille from Client Development.…
Satellite Cell Division
Electron microscopy on a muscle biopsy with myopathic changes showed a satellite cell undergoing cellular division. Note the condensed chromosomes…
Segmental COX-Negative Fibers
Clinical History This 40-year-old female who presented with generalized muscle weakness, progressive ptosis and cognitive impairment. Question What of the…
Neuromyositis
Clinical History This 60-year-old patient presented with complaints of proximal greater than distal muscle weakness. Laboratory studies showed normal CPK…
Myopathy in Acute Lymphoma
Clinical History This 77-year-old patient presented with atrophy of the cranial and extremity muscles, dysphagia, and multiple falls. Past medical…
Arkanines: Maxine
Meet Maxine! She belongs to Sadie, a part of our Marketing team. Maxine just celebrated her first birthday this past…
Weakness and Paresthesia
Clinical History: This 52-year-old patient presented with increased weakness and mildly painful paresthesias. Imaging showed hilar adenopathy and a rheumatology…