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Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
result in death • Diagnostics ... dialysis effluent WBC ... Perforation: Feculent/bloody ... Complications #nephrology ... #diagnosis #differential
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
Blood Product Components ... Life Whole blood ... WBC and platelets ... Hct 35%. 450mL blood ... X 1010); some WBC
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Analysis Normal < 150 WBC ... Inflammatory > 3,000 WBC ... purulent) > 50,000 WBC ... similar to blood ... interpretation #diagnosis
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... of UTI, urine WBCs ... → Refer to Nephrology ... cystoscopy • Refer to Nephrology ... Workup #urology #blood
Diagnostic approach to a limping child with an antalgic gait. 

(CBC = complete blood count; CRP
Diagnostic approach ... blood count; CRP ... resonance imaging; WBC ... = white blood cell ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Urinalysis Interpretation (UA)

Bacteria, Leukocyte esterase, WBC, Nitrite, RBC, Epithelial 
cells, pH

#Diagnosis #Urinalysis #Interpretation #Analysis
Leukocyte esterase, WBC ... , Nitrite, RBC, ... cells, pH #Diagnosis
Interpretation of Components of the CBC (Complete Blood Count)

#CBC #Interpretation #CompleteBloodCount #Hematology #Differential #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Components of the CBC ... (Complete Blood ... Count) #CBC ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
defined as white blood ... Mature WBC: 80- ... in peripheral blood ... the margins of blood ... ) and immature WBCs
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
Red Blood Cell Morphology ... distribution #Diagnosis ... #Path #Blood #Smear ... #RBC #Morphology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
of peripheral blood ... Differential Diagnosis ... cultures, including blood ... counts may delay diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis