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A Pediculus humanus (louse) nymph. 
Specimen was alive and in the video you can actually see
A Pediculus humanus ... alive and in the video ... actually see the blood ... #lice #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... causes ~75% of human ... P.f. but rare in blood ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
bacterium among red blood ... Filmed through a microscope ... consuming #bacteria #clinical ... #microbiology # ... video #microscopy
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... : • Clinical triad ... 20% Sjögren's syndrome ... - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... classification #rheumatology
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
on Culture and Blood ... Associated w/ dog/human ... immunocompromised pts From blood ... #Smear #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits ... screen, including blood
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... (inflamed blood ... rash #diagnosis #rheumatology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
resolved after 2-3d ... Pediculus humanus ... Syndrome: 3d of ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulses, bruits, or blood ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic ... • Behcet syndrome ... • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology