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Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
glomerular disease • Leukocytes ... - Renal infection ... • Hyaline casts ... • “Muddy brown cast ... Urinary tract infection
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... • Blasts > 10% leukocytes ... pain, bleeding, infections ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... bruising, bleeding, infection
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... likely to cause pulmonary ... infection. ... other site of infection ... Reported cases associated
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Leukocytosis: The term 'leukocyte ... cells within the myeloblast ... ., C difficile infection ... and bacterial infections ... precursor cells to leukocytes
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
Algorithm Pyuria - Leukocytes ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Pyelonephritis - WBC Casts ... Urinary Tract Infection ... No Pyuria - No Leukocytes
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
• Ketones • Leukocyte ... and parasites (infections ... • Urinary casts ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase ... #urine #UNa #casts
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... predictive of a serious infection ... overlook severe infections ... superior indicator of infection
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... considered in certain cases
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Metastases, Miliary Infection ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis: Prior Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... moderate-to-severe cases ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Superimposed infection ... • Pulmonary artery