309 results
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Schistocytes #Pyknocytes ... #Elliptocytes #Ovalocytes ... Echinocytes #BurrCells #Bite
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Basophilic stippling, Bite ... Elliptocyte, Macro-ovalocyte
Localized skin infections and associations: Cellulitis, Bite wounds, Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars 

#SSTIs
#associations
#SkinInfections
#cellulitis
#ulcer
#eschar
#bites
#nodules
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
associations: Cellulitis, Bite ... ulcer #eschar #bites
Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Does patient have recurrent episodes of urticaria, angioedema or isolated GI
- Known tick bites ... irritation at site ... of tick bite
Illustrative examples of culture-confirmed erythema migrans. A, A single erythema migrans lesion of 8.5 × 5.0
punctum (presumed site ... preceding tick bite
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
14 days at the site ... of Ixodes bite
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
monogamous with wife, bit ... related to dog bites ... after a dog or cat bite ... following a dog bite
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
sustained as "fight bites ... Augmentin if "fight bite ... closure if "fight bite
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Mechanism of Action of Bile ... Sequestrants Bile ... Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile ... Pool → ↑ Hepatic Bile