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Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Comparison of basophils ... and mast cells ... Marrow #Smear #Microscopy ... #Comparison #Table ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
papillary muscle rupture ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... and treating LTBI ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... solid cultures
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... including blood culture ... , urine culture,
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
intraventricular, and ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Taenia #Solium #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and ... diagnosis can only ... high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
eyes for 2 days and ... He received a diagnosis ... Culture of a specimen ... Cultures of urine ... #NEJM #clinical
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
findings confirmed a diagnosis ... under polarized microscopy ... Early diagnosis ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
binds glucans and ... preparation from culture ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Microscopic examination of vaginal samples. A, Normal saline wet mount showing a clump of three normal
Microscopic examination ... granular appearance and ... hyphae (arrows) and ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Candidiasis #Comparison