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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine • 1ml blood ... deposits - Post-infectious ... : - RBC casts ... • Infection (Viral ... #renal #urine #blood
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... RBCs and/or RBC casts ... glomerulonephritis • Post-Infectious
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age • 22 and 45 cases ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... abnormal under a microscope
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Bacterial Enteric Infections ... • In rare cases ... Enteric #Bacterial #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... • Red blood cells ... • Urinary casts ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts ... #glucosuria #hematuria
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
confirm DAH, r/o infection ... Goodpasture's cause ... reveals increasing blood ... or gross hematuria ... , RBC casts, low
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... History of EBV infection ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Lymphoma (90-95% of cases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Microbiology: Blood ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... • Blood cultures ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... , and hematuria,
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... Histoplasmosis #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
IDSA Recommendations ... CD4 count ≥200 cells ... Uncomplicated Cases ... #Zoster #VZV #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology