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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... microscopy / urinary ... investigations depending on clinical ... , urine culture, ... #Workup #Algorithm
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal ... - Cotton blue (aka ... preparation from culture ... exceptions are Aspergillus ... #microbiology #microscopy
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... antimicrobials, clinical ... (Aspergillus, Candida ... #differential #workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI ... failure, esp in work-up ... MICRO: Make sure cultures ... NOTES: The last clinic ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... • Confirmed by culture ... ASPERGILLOSIS • Aspergillus ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
GMS stain and culture ... Non-dermatophytes: Aspergillus ... recommended Mayo Clinic ... Trichophyton #rubrum #clinical ... #photo #microscopy
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... polarized light microscopy ... • Serum and urine ... ANA and RF (if clinical