10 results
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
RAPID GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium abscessus, chelonae, fortuitum
SLOW GROWERS: 
 • Mycobacterium avium complex, marinum,
avium complex, ... kansasii PULMONARY DISEASE ... avium complex, ... DISSEMINATED DISEASE ... differential #diagnosis #microbiology
Mycobacterium avium intracellulare on Microscopy

Sternum biopsy PACKED with Kinyoun positive Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI)

Rich Davis, PhD,
Mycobacterium avium ... intracellulare on Microscopy ... MAI #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology # ... complex
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Plasmodium - Identification ... Algorithm • P. ... #Plasmodium #Identification ... #Algorithm #pathology ... #smear #microscopy
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Pathophysiology: - Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cells on urine microscopy ... • Thin GBM disease ... • Immune-complex ... • Pauci-immune disease
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
Identification of ... Trypanosomiasis: Chagas disease ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear # ... microscopy
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
belonging to the Mycobacterium ... tuberculosis complex ... • Chronic lung disease ... Avium Complex (MAC ... diagnosis • Microbiologic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... abnormal under a microscope ... Workup: • Complete ... Peripheral blood smear
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Management Summary Disease ... • Thin blood smear ... babesiosis and species identification ... Patient (Mild disease ... Diagnosis #Management #microbiology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Crohn disease ... Microscopic colitis ... Pancreatic disease ... Clostridium difficile, Mycobacterium ... avium complex Protozoal