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An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
An immune cell hunting ... red blood cells ... Filmed through a microscope ... #microbiology #video ... #microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... hematuria: - RBC casts ... necrosis (Sickle cell ... Infection (Viral/Bacterial ... #renal #urine #blood
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary Casts and ... breakdown of cellular casts ... heme-granular casts ... White blood cell ... #Differential #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age • 22 and 45 cases ... skin that are caused ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
resolved after 2-3d ... Northeast Africa with cases ... Several cases have ... Syndrome: 3d of ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... • Bacteria, yeast ... • Red blood cells ... • Urinary casts ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Acral erythema - Bacterial ... : - Biopsy - Microscopic ... neutrophils in the blood
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
virus disease Bacterial ... falciparum: Most cases ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulses, bruits, or blood ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... Multinucleated giant cells ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic ... tract, and often causes