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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Cancer • Microscopic ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... urine sediment Microscopic ... basement membrane disease ... - Alport syndrome ... of glomerular disease
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
small vessels - ANCA-associated ... granulomatosis - microscopic ... drugs, malignomas, and ... Vasculitis #Vessels #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anticentromere - CREST syndrome ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... #diagnosis #table
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... , anti-GBM ab, ANA ... #differential #diagnosis
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy ... in tumor lysis syndrome ... specific systemic disease ... acidic urine - Diagnostic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Urine #Microscopy
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
nausea, vomiting and ... diarrhea • Aseptic ... ARDS Diagnosis ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... Disease! ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... variety of acute and ... chronic kidney diseases ... #Casts #Urine #Microscopy ... interpretation #diagnosis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
cases • Sjögren syndrome ... connective tissue disease ... Vasculitis: • Microscopic ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis