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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
Stercoralis on sputum microscopy ... Unlike other parasites ... Pts w/ chronic strongy ... is caused by accelerated ... #clinical #strongyloidiasis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... blood count with differential
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
resolved after 2-3d ... the body louse, causes ... Syndrome: 3d of ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Secretory: • Microscopic ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Microscopic colitis ... Parasites: Giardia ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Differential #
Oral / Mouth Lesions and Ulcers (Adult & Elderly) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Teeth
 • GERD (Dissolves
Adult & Elderly) - Differential ... • Sjögren's Syndrome ... polyangiitis (GPA)/microscopic ... Colour Change • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... polarized light microscopy
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... reticularis Differential ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... • Goodpasture syndrome