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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Babesia spp. on ... Peripheral Blood ... Smear Microscopy ... #microbiology # ... peripheral #blood
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood Culture and Microscopy
 - only growing on Chocolate Agar
 - Gram pos
Abiotrophia defectiva on Blood ... Culture and Microscopy ... Streptococcus spp ... defectiva #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
A Pediculus humanus (louse) nymph. 
Specimen was alive and in the video you can actually see
actually see the blood ... meal being worked ... lice #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... falciparum but rare in blood ... Plasmodium #Falciparum #Blood ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... , Brucella spp, ... , Legionella spp ... variant Strep spp ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
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Consciousness - Workup ... Non-Focal • Refer to Blood ... Work and Imaging ... #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... CMV qPCR (Serum/Blood ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
Algorithm for workup ... the peripheral blood ... #Differential #Algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... after 3 separate blood ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... Strategies: • Blood ... #differential #workup