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Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... Nondysmorphic red ... fresh at time of microscopy ... • Red cell casts ... contamination #Urine #Microscopy
Bipolaris ("pea pods") on Plate Culture and Microscopy

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Bipolaris #mold #clinical #microscopy
Bipolaris ("pea ... Plate Culture and Microscopy ... Rich Davis, PhD ... mold #clinical #microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Gross Hematuria: Red ... urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... pain + gross or microscopic ... microscopic and
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy ... small parasites per ... parasitemia Rich Davis, PhD ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
trophozoites - multiples per ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... • Vasculature: PE ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Cardiology
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Diagnosis Algorithm Red ... cells on urine microscopy ... with polyangiitis/microscopic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
on Culture and Microscopy ... diphtheriae, the cause ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... diphtheriae #Culture #Microscopy
PocketPEM - Pediatric Arrhythmias #Management #Peds #EM #Cardiology #Arrhythmia #PocketCard #SVT #PEA #Asystole #VT #VFib #Bradycardia
Arrhythmias #Management #Peds ... #EM #Cardiology ... PocketCard #SVT #PEA
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... /year per 100,000 ... per 100,000 inhabitants ... 3rd leading cause ... retinal ischemia Causes