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Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
Dysmorphic Red Blood ... Cells on Electron ... Microscopy This ... dysmorphic red blood ... urine of a patient
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
• 1ml blood/liter ... sediment Microscopic ... sediment by microscopy ... Bacterial) • TB ... #blood
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
New onset blood ... examination - Microscopic ... hematuria on urine ... cells on urine ... microscopy -
Examples of varying granular and granular/waxy mixed casts: 
A: coarse granular/broad-waxy (and surrounding white blood cells);
surrounding white blood ... cells); B: light ... MuddyBrown #Casts #Urine ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Blood (hemoglobin ... Microscopic exam ... • Epithelial cells ... • Red blood cells ... casts: • White blood
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... of AFB by smear microscopy ... Management: ... #Diagnosis #Management
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... for microscopic ... presence of protein, blood ... stain taken up by cells ... #Microscopy #Urinary
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy. ... with polyangiitis/microscopic
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
acid from the blood ... acid from the blood ... -> Release of purine ... acid levels n the blood ... Hyperuricemia #Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... #Diagnosis #Management