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Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... fungal cell wall magenta ... #microbiology #microscopy ... #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Potassium-Binding ... Agents to Treat ... and sodium • Dosing ... aspiration #Potassium #Binding ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... of DAH) RENAL FINDINGS ... : • U/A: microscopic ... crescents) • IF staining
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Bending, sneezing ... , coughing, straining ... during bowel movements ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LBRF was epidemic during ... plasmids that contain genes ... sensitivity increases during ... or PenG 800K U IM ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP)

AGEP is largely a clinical diagnosis based on classical skin findings in
classical skin findings ... commonly implicated agents ... shortly after starting ... During the acute ... the offending agent