
Michael Seidman
@MSeidmanMD
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CV/Autopsy/Rheum Pathologist @UHN, Twitter activity is personal opinions not medical advice, patient info anonymized, content CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Vaughan, Ontario
Joined June 2011
RT @SCVP1: The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology has been approved by the Trustees of the American Board of Pathology as a Cooperating S….
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TAMPA, Fla., (Dec. 17, 2024) – The Trustees of the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) are pleased to announce that the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology (SCVP) has been approved as a Cooperating...
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TRPA1, the #Wasabi and #Mustard receptor, is an ion channel. Calciphylaxis has been proposed to have a role in #Takotsubo. Does mustard oil (allyl isothiocyanate) get into the blood stream? Target heart? Neurohormonal / pain?.
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by wasabi consumption: can sushi break your heart?
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a left ventricular dysfunction that typically occurs after sudden intense emotional or physical stress and mimics myocardial infarction. We describe a case of a 60-year-...
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#Cardiomyocyte nuclear #pleomorphism and irregular nuclear contours - it's pathology Rorschach! @scvp1 @CVpathol @MelanieBoisMD @joemaleszewski @Marc_Halushka @IHC_guy @KMirza
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#Quality is different than #compliance. Quality isn't just a project, it's a culture. #QI isn't current state in a new wrapping. Engagement is more than a platitudypus. @IHC_guy @chartierlucas @Pete_Wu.
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Much of the time, the challenges with new #HIS aren't the software, it's the changes #IRL (in real life). Make sure to do a real-world end-to-end validation with the real end users. @bloodantigens @margrealish @TheGreatEmu @umtincka @drbarryrubin @BoWang87
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Trick 3: #electronmicroscopy - we have about 1 in 25 cases where all the bright field are negative, but the EM is positive.
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Congo red was initially called negative. However, trick #1: use digital imaging to exaggerate the colour signal.
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Sometimes #amyloidosis can be tough. This case was near certain clinically. We weren't impressed on H&E (this is one piece of many). Movat and trichrome also not impressive. @joemaleszewski @Marc_Halushka @MelanieBoisMD @SCVP1 @CVpathol @JMGardnerMD @KMirza
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. we get to figure out the "answer", traditionally academic culture, wicked fun, . @IHC_guy @joemaleszewski @Marc_Halushka @smlungpathguy @KMirza @JLHornick @sm_armstrong8 #PathTwitter @JMGardnerMD.
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With #DigitalPathology, do we have more opportunity to get back into classrooms? Microscopes and slide sets may have been perceived as a tedious aspect.
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Canadian #residency spots for #DAMP (Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology, i.e. Anatomical Pathology) didn't fill. We're not exposing medical students sufficiently anymore. Some pros for Pathology as a career: better control over hours, typically salaried with pension. .
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“What’s Lymphoma?” — Risks Posed by Immediate Release of Test Results to Patients | NEJM
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The immediate release of test results to patients, mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act, has some unfortunate unintended consequences for patients and their clinicians.
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Has anyone ever seen this rod-like breakdown/artifact on EM? @Marc_Halushka @joemaleszewski @MelanieBoisMD @SCVP1 @BCRenalPath
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