Incidence of microcytosis in hyperthyroid cats referred for radioiodine treatment.

Objectives: The study aimed to document the incidence of erythrocyte microcytosis in a population of hyperthyroid cats referred for radioiodine (RAI) treatment. Microcytosis has been observed but not described in feline hyperthyroid patients and is associated with hyperthyroidism in humans.

Methods: Retrospective clinicopathological data were collected for cats undergoing RAI between January and December 2017.

MINORITY UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT SUCCESS.

Background: Minority providers are more likely to practice in underserved areas with minority populations. Currently the representation of minorities in healthcare professions is less than that of the United States population. More research is needed to examine specific variables associated with educational success of minority students.

A preliminary study of symptomatic fatigue in rural older adults.

Background And Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of symptomatic fatigue and its relation to physical function and self-perceived health in a sample of older, rural community-dwelling adults with commonly-used clinical fatigue scales.

Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive study of 30 subjects from 4 rural counties. All subjects were 70+ years of age and had no recent history of hospitalization.

Matrix "blues": clue to a cranial thoracic mass in a dog.

A 5-year-old, intact male Italian Spinone dog was presented for progressive, severe dyspnea and coughing. Thoracic radiographs revealed a large mass in the right cranial thorax. Fine needle aspiration of the mass yielded a highly cellular sample containing dense clumps of oval to spindle-shaped mesenchymal cells with distinct intracytoplasmic vacuolation, consistent with lipoblasts and lipocytes.