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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
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Mechanism Decr Blood ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Severe diarrhea ... exacerbation (any cause ... obstruction to blood ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... (Table on the left ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential
Aldosteronoma — Spironolactone Bodies 

1. Spironolactone is often used to treat hypertension caused by hyperaldosteronism, and
treat hypertension caused ... Red blood cells ... Spironolactone #Bodies #Pathology ... #Clinical #Gross ... #Microscopy
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... - Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
on Peripheral Blood ... BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... HF • Moderate pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... removal from the blood ... e.g., uptake by cells ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential