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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Basophilic stippling, Bite ... cell, Elliptocyte
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Heinz bodies (Bite ... Bite cells: sharp ... bite-like defects ... cell membrane Elliptocytes
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Schistocytes #Pyknocytes ... #Elliptocytes # ... Echinocytes #BurrCells #Bite
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Bite Cell RBC: G6PD ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte
5th metatarsal distal shaft fracture - Fracture detection on MSK ultrasound

The Ultrasound Site - MSK ultrasound
The Ultrasound Site ... fracture #MSK #POCUS
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Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Common Bile Duct ... Stone on POCUS ... This time on pocus ... Choledocholithiasis #POCUS
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PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
Bit Las Vegas gains ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS
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Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... you see at the site ... chest drain on POCUS ... clinical #video #POCUS
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Mid-ureteric stone just posterior to the uterus.  Infrequent site where a stone can be seen.

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Infrequent site ... Stone #Calculus #POCUS
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