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Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
on Culture and Microscopy ... diphtheriae, the cause ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... diphtheriae #Culture #Microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... proteinuria, granular casts ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Epithelial cell casts ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... , allopurinol, PPI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... the urine for microscopic ... up by cells or casts ... and condenser focus ... protein matrix of casts
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Case Resolution: ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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without discernable cause ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Moraxella catarrhalis on culture and microscopy
Only 1-5% of adults are colonized with this Gram neg diplococci
on culture and microscopy ... It can be the cause ... rods Rich Davis, PhD ... catarrhalis #culture #microscopy
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
correctly diagnose a case ... that any given case ... it has a narrow focus ... Calculation #Table #PPV
Crystal cast in patient with AKI and TLS on Urine Microscopy

Randy Luciano MD, PhD @RandyLucianoMD

#TLS #Crystal
and TLS on Urine Microscopy ... Randy Luciano MD, PhD ... #TLS #Crystal #casts ... crystalluria #Urine #Microscopy