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Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Smear #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical ... #Blood
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Hypovolemic shock (blood ... • Brainstem pathology ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... conditioned athletes Pathologic ... anemia (reduced blood ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #cardiology
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... from the various causes ... blood flow, Kerley ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mechanism Decr Blood ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... Glomerular (red blood ... cells/proteinuria ... eosinophils/white blood ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... - Differential ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy.
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Aspiration on Microscopy ... CT abd/pelvis shows ... international radiology ... Is a major cause ... #clinical #pathology
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... - Upper airway pathology ... - Lower airway pathology ... : • Blood: diffuse ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #differential