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Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Basophils #MastCells #Pathology ... Marrow #Smear #Microscopy ... #Comparison #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - ... Differential Diagnosis ... per day until stable ... hyperkalemia or ATN ... #Differential #
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Hemolysis - Rhabdomyolysis ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Intrinsic Renal Disease - Differential Diagnosis
Vascular:
 • Macrovascular: Renal artery occlusion, Fibromuscular disease
 • Microvascular: TTP/HUS,
Renal Disease - Differential ... Ischemia-induced: ATN ... nephropathy (myeloma), Rhabdomyolysis ... Disease #nephrology #differential
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... ucsdim #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- Urinalysis/microscopy ... Liano 1996) - ATN ... CKD— 13% (mostly ATN ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... lung) - CNS pathology ... - Pulmonary pathology ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - ... Differential Diagnosis ... per day until stable ... hyperkalemia or ATN ... #Differential #
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Primary Back Pathology ... compression fracture, Pathologic ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
Nail #fingernail #pathology ... #differential # ... dermatology #nails #table