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Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy ... #Composition #Shapes ... #Table #RiskFactors
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
parasitemia, Banana-shaped ... RBC, 1/3 oval shape ... pathology #smear #microscopy
Fusarium on Culture and Microscopy
Collecting a sample for culture from the eye is never fun, but
on Culture and Microscopy ... & reverse) 2) microscopic ... markers: canoe-shaped ... Fusarium #Culture #Microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... pain + gross or microscopic ... disease Renal Causes ... microscopic and
Urine Microscopy - Kidney Stones and Crystals 

Uric Acid, Cystine, Hippurate, Cloth Fiber, Tyrosine, CaOx, CaP,
Urine Microscopy ... Neph_Sim #Urine #Microscopy ... #Differential #Shapes
Streptococcus pneumoniae on Culture and Sputum Microscopy
 - alpha hemolysis; "P disk," optichin, sensitive
 - Sputum:
Culture and Sputum Microscopy ... Sputum: "lancet-shaped ... pneumoniae #Culture #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
abnormal) -plastic (shape ... ) = funny-shaped ... old, ~10,000 new cases
Sebaceous hyperplasia 
 - Yellow papule 
 - Donut-shape 
 - Central umbilication 
 - Telangiectasia
papule - Donut-shape ... Usually multiple - Causes
Levothyroxine tablet strengths are also color coded. Depending on the tablet shape (round vs oval) and
Levothyroxine tablet ... Depending on the tablet ... shape (round vs
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... - Banana-shaped ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy