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Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

- Predisposing Factors:  Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Malaise, Incr WBC ... CFU/L) Incr WBC ... (>10 WBC/gL) ... (+) Nitrites, Leukocyte
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
Burnette @MAG2ART #leukocyte ... #WBC #hunting # ... consuming #bacteria #clinical
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Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... peripheral blood leukocytes ... Even with normal WBC ... likelihood of negative clinical ... 21% had normal WBC
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
complications and clinical ... expression of more leukocyte ... white blood cell (WBC
Urinalysis Interpretation (UA)

Bacteria, Leukocyte esterase, WBC, Nitrite, RBC, Epithelial 
cells, pH

#Diagnosis #Urinalysis #Interpretation #Analysis
UA) Bacteria, Leukocyte ... esterase, WBC, ... Nitrite, RBC, Epithelial
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White Blood Cell Maturation Chart

#Pathology #WBC #Maturation #Lineage #Chart #Leukocyte #Myeloid #Myeloblast #Lymphocyte
#Pathology #WBC ... Lineage #Chart #Leukocyte
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hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte ... hematopoiesis #leukocytes ... Progenitor #Cells #WBC
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukocytosis: The term 'leukocyte ... white blood cell (WBC ... Mature WBC: 80- ... LEUCOCYTOSIS WBC ... precursor cells to leukocytes
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Hyaline Cast - WBCs ... Granular Casts - WBC ... Cast - RBC Cast ... Casts #Atlas #Key #Clinical
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Specificity - Leukocyte ... - Nitrite - WBCs