6 results
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... #Smear #Analysis ... hematology #microscopy #interpretation ... #clinical #anemia
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural ... most common (63%) Clinical ... triad: Fever, spinal ... bowel dysfunction paralysis ... Locate the source: blood
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Diagnosis Framework Spinal ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Spastic paresis/paralysis ... Blockage of the Blood
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... nearly complete paralysis ... normal CSF white blood ... axonal • MRI - Spinal ... the intrathecal spinal
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
brain up to the spinal ... syndromes are clinically ... neuron releases a flood ... very different clinical ... hyporeflexia, flaccid paralysis
Acquired Downbeat Nystagmus

This 62 yo AA female reported to clinic for retinal evaluation of diabetic PDR.
female reported to clinic ... contrast due to dialysis ... cervical and thoracic spine ... upper cervical spinal ... Bennett & Bloom