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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Iron deficiency anemia ... anemia (sometimes ... Sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... diagnosis #hematology #microscopy
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... discernable cause • Signs ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
to repair => Microscopic ... StressFractures #msk ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
mild normocytic anemia ... Autoimmune thyroid disease ... without marked anemia ... Insufficiency #Signs ... #Symptoms #Adrenal
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... basement membrane disease ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
paresthetica • Symptoms ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
(Cold-induced symptoms ... of anemia include ... • hemolytic anemia ... Blood smear - RBC ... #hemolytic #anemia
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... of AFB by smear microscopy ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... , Malnutrition Signs ... Haematological: Anaemia ... Deficiency #diagnosis #signs ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Serum PO4 -> decr RBC ... hemolysis - anemia ... Constipation - MSK ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs