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Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
Codocytes (Target ... #Blood #Smear #Codocytes ... #TargetCells #Target
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... normal glomerular tuft ... removal of the podocytes ... glomerulus #glomerular #tuft
Glomerular Tuft on Electron Microscopy

This eyeSCANdy image shows acellular scanning EM of a normal glomerular tuft
Glomerular Tuft ... normal glomerular tuft ... removal of the podocytes ... glomerulus #glomerular #tuft
Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
of Glomerular Diseases ... • Injury to podocytes ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
Glomerular Diseases ... Nephrotic yndrome—podocyte ... 10 (eg direct podocyte ... damage) or 20 (podocyte ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Podocytopathies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

No podocytopenia - EM shows minimal change disease
 • Minimal Change Nephropathy
Podocytopenia
minimal change disease ... • FSGS NOS Podocyte ... Podocytopathy #podocytes
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Dacrocytes, #Teardrops #TargetCells ... #Codocytes #Stomatocytes
The hematopoietic tree and the resulting leukemias and lymphomas 
The hematopoietic tree refers to the hierarchical
granulocytes and monocytes ... on the rate of disease
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
HIV is a double stranded RNA retrovirus (retro refers to reverse transcriptase).
It binds
T-lymphocytes, monocytes ... host DNA The disease