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Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Acellular Casts ... • Hyaline Casts ... tubular necrosis (ATN ... can be either infectious ... or non-infectious
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
the Rash in a an oncology ... : Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... #skin #Rash #oncology ... #differential #
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy - Localized vs Generalized #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Lymphadenopathy #Localized #Generalized #Infectious #Malignancy
#Generalized #Infectious ... #Malignancy #Differential ... Algorithm #Ddxof #Oncology
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... cause pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... pericarditis (select cases ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... #Indications #infections ... #management #treatment
Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Inflammatory / Infectious ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... acute leukemia Management ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Light chain (LC) cast ... Cisplatin • ATN ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... #Differential #
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... white blood cell casts ... renal tubular cell casts ... or pigmented casts ... #Injury #AKI #Differential