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Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
temporal arteritis Inclusion ... elevated CK, Biopsy: inclusions ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... months old AGE, INCLUSION ... Fever #Algorithm #Comparison
Rhabdoid Cells versus Rhabdomyoblastic Cells

Rhabdoid Cells:

• Prominent nucleolus 

• Paranuclear inclusions 

• Pleomorphism Ø 

• CK/EMA
• Paranuclear inclusions ... Rhabdomyoblastic #Comparison
Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
making large skin incisions ... sharply angled incisions ... for making finer incisions ... types #blades #comparison
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
discontinued Inclusion ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
as granulocyte inclusions ... Platelet #Defects #comparison
Common RBC Inclusions and Associations
 • Howell Jolly Bodies: Hyposplenism, Asplenism, Severe hemolytic anemia
 • Heinz
Common RBC Inclusions ... • Hemoglobin H Inclusion ... cell, MDS #RBC #Inclusions
Scissor Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for cutting tissue, suture, or for dissection. Scissors can be
used for creating incisions ... instruments #types #comparison
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
variation, Inclusions