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Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood ... Culture and Microscopy ... defectiva #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #culture
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... falciparum but rare in blood ... Seeing ONLY trophs/rings ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
What are Cabot’s rings ... inclusions in the red blood ... the peripheral blood ... may appear as rings ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... P.f. but rare in blood ... Seeing ONLY trophs/rings ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... having positive cultures ... , including blood ... cultures and of ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... screen, including blood ... culture, urine ... culture, inflammatory
A red blood cell (red arrow) is seen crossing the basement membrane (blue arrow) and losing
A red blood cell ... pathology #clinical #pathophysiology ... #microscopy
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
specific allergen binds ... or IgM antibody binds ... - Red blood cell ... with mismatched blood ... Classification #Pathophysiology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
cases - decr blood ... & often a +ve culture ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Alternaria on Culture Plate and Microscopy
Adult w/ aplastic anemia, getting regular blood product infusions. Had Group
Alternaria on Culture ... Plate and Microscopy ... getting regular blood ... Also had blood fungal ... #Microscopy #clinical