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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... cell, Other RBC ... Atlas #Microscopy #Pathology ... Robbins & Cotran Pathologic
White Blood Cell Maturation Chart

#Pathology #WBC #Maturation #Lineage #Chart #Leukocyte #Myeloid #Myeloblast #Lymphocyte
Maturation Chart #Pathology ... #WBC #Maturation
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Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... /WBC casts, proteinuria ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... differential includes ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Lymphadenopathy #LAD #Differential
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
Leukocytosis - Differential ... platelets, persistent WBC ... #Leukocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #hematology #WBC
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Algorithm Decreased WBCs ... Normal/lncreased WBCs ... Spherocytes, RBC ... Normocytic #Anemia #Differential
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
white blood cell (WBC ... Mature WBC: 80- ... LEUCOCYTOSIS WBC ... part automated differential ... ) and immature WBCs
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
fever #Clinical #Pathology ... Smear #Microscopy #NEJM
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
included in the differential ... be added to the differential ... Ewing's sarcoma, SBC ... , ABC, Enchondroma ... Radiology #MSK #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... urine sediment - WBC ... /RBC casts ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Differential