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I love getting your questions and answering them on the podcast. This week is one of my favorite topics: cytology! 

What tips do I have for direct impression smear vs. tape prep?

How do I know the appropriate treatment based on quantity of infectious organisms?

What is the difference between superficial pyoderma and deep pyoderma?

Get your questions answered on this week's episode of The Derm Vet podcast!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:22 What advice do you have for collecting tape prep versus collecting direct impressions?
03:47 Tape prep
07:06 How to stain tape prep
08:43 How can we get better at sampling interdigital spaces?
11:16 Dry Lesion vs Wet Lesion
14:15 How do you interpret the number of Malassezia or bacteria on skin or ear cytology?
17:13 How do you differentiate between a deep pyoderma and a superficial pyoderma?
20:00 How many organisms do you consider 1 plus, 2 plus, 3 plus?
22:20 Thoughts on AI/Digital cytology machines
24:34 Outro