12 results
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
preparation from culture Pathology ... polysaccharide capsule of Cryptococcus ... detection for cryptococcal ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... broad based bud • Cryptococcus ... ucsdim #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... ) - CNS pathology ... - Pulmonary pathology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Primary Back Pathology ... (most common: lung ... (most common: lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Dermatitidis - Cryptococcus ... #differential #causes
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
 •
Lung Nodule - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... density in the lung ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , Mediastinum, Lungs ... Epitrochlear (Always pathologic ... #Causes #Hematology
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... Normal QTc • Long ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
relapsing fever caused ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical