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Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Acid crystals: - Formation ... phosphate crystals: - Formation ... ) crystals: - Formation ... Cystine crystals: - Formation ... acidic urine - Diagnostic
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
stimulate clot formation ... about clot formation ... latency until clot formation ... of initial clot formation ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
Cyst or cavity formation ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
GBM • Crescent formation ... differential #spectrum #diagnosis
In-stent Restenosis vs In-stent Thrombosis
 • In-stent Restenosis: Re-narrowing or blockage of a previously-treated artery by
Thrombosis: Presence or formation ... Thrombosis #comparison #diagnosis
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... Accelerated Bone Formation ... #Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Pharmacology ↑ Serotonin Formation ... #differential #diagnosis
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
initial fibrin formation ... the rate of clot formation ... lysis time (s) #Diagnosis
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
potential for biofilm formation ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs in Rouleaux Formation ... #Differential #Diagnosis