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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... peripheral blood smear ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... mild (malaise, fever ... positive serology, smear ... thick peripheral smears ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
vs Trypanosoma cruzi ... amastigotes in tissue (never ... Identification #comparison #diagnosis ... microbiology #blood #smear ... #microscopy
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... triad (<10%): fever ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Thick and thin smear ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood smears ... confirmed by IgG T. cruzi ... Determinate Disease": T. cruzi
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hereditary ... Peripheral blood smear ... Recent travel/Fevers ... #Algorithm #causes
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarticular ... • Rheumatic Fever ... polyangiitis (GPA)/microscopic ... • Rheumatic Fever