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Pathology in
Practice premieres in JAVMA
The Journal of the
American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) has a new feature called Pathology
in Practice, published in cooperation with the American College of
Veterinary Pathologists. The first article appeared in April 15,2009. Since
then, two articles have featured diagnostic cases evaluated at the
Purdue Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Josh Webster, Larry Horstman,
and Peg Miller reported a case of white snakeroot poisoning in a heifer
(JAVMA 235:827-29, 2009) Pam Mouser, José Ramos-Vara, Ramesh Vemulapalli,
and Catherine Scott-Moncrief published a case of protozoal encephalitis in a
dog (JAVMA 235:1153-55, 2009).
The objectives of Pathology
in Practice (http://www.avma.org/journals/avma/ifa_pathology.asp) are
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To provide education and continuing
education in diagnostic pathology
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To strengthen the partnership
between diagnostic pathologists and clinicians
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To increase awareness of pathology
as a career opportunity
A popular format for
Pathology in Practice is a diagnostic challenge with the case presented as an
unknown on page 1 and resolved on page 2.. Such case presentations, often
classic examples of well-documented diseases, have been confined to pathology
seminars or meetings. Pathology in Practice takes these presentations, with
their inherent educational value, beyond pathology residents and pathologists
to a broader audience. Check out this feature in the Veterinary Medicine Today
section of JAVMA, test your diagnostic prowess, and watch for forthcoming
reports of intriguing cases from the Purdue ADDL and elsewhere.
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