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Urine Microscopy Guide

#Diagnosis #Path #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy #Chart #Guide #atlas
Urine Microscopy ... Guide #Diagnosis ... Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy ... #Chart #Guide #atlas
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... Neph_Sim #Urine #Microscopy ... Differential #Shapes #Diagnosis ... Sediment #Kidney #Atlas
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... fresh at time of microscopy ... Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... contamination #Urine #Microscopy ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Pathology • Candida ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Negative Blood Cultures ... antibiotics prior to cultures ... Number one cause of culture ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis
Microorganisms Responsible for Infective Endocarditis

Native valves:
 - Streptococcus viridans 
 - Enterococci 
 - Other streptococci
bacilli - Fungi (Candida ... Histoplasma) - Culture ... streptococci - Culture ... Bacteria #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood culture ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... identified with modern culture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #culture
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Morphologies #Key #Atlas ... #Microscopy #Pathology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... : Culture: • ... Sterile-site biopsy Non-culture-based ... IC #antifungal #diagnosis ... #management #candida
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Coccidioides spp, Candida ... Penicillium marneffei, Candida ... , Histoplasma, Candida ... pathology #clinical #atlas ... #differential #diagnosis