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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume/ Bloody / Painful ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Cancer • Microscopic ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy ... in tumor lysis syndrome ... acidic urine - Diagnostic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Urine #Microscopy ... #Crystals #comparison
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
onset of tender or painful ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... : - Biopsy - Microscopic ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome ... Nephrotic syndrome ... nephrology #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #microscopy
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
capillary leak syndrome ... Hyperviscosity syndrome ... Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Fungal Stains Mycology ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
purpura (16%) • Painful ... Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... dermatology #rash #diagnosis