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Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
urinalysis, labs - Management ... Glomerular (red blood cells ... eosinophils/white blood cell ... (renal tubular cell ... renal biopsy - Management
Cellular and humoral immune responses of the adaptive immune system. Activated T cells accomplish cellular immune
Activated T cells ... responses, and B cells ... antigen activates B cells ... binding to the B-cell ... binding to the T-cell
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
antibodies bind to mast cells ... activation and cell ... with cytotoxic T cells ... natural killer cells ... - Red blood cell
Inflammatory mechanism of asthma. 
Airway epithelial cells exposed to activation stimuli, including allergens, viruses, and irritants,
Airway epithelial cells ... promote dendritic cell ... These T cells then ... induce B-cell class ... induce goblet cell
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... transfusion • Target cells ... anemia • Sickle cells ... - Sickle cell anemia ... alcoholism • Burr cells
B/T Cell Development
This is a work in progress describing the maturation of B & T cells
B/T Cell Development ... maturation of B & T cells ... more to the T cells ... #lymph node #b-cell ... #t-cell
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Ag-presenting cells ... such as dendritic cells ... CD4+ helper T cells ... or plasma cells ... ) • Plasma cells
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Findings in Red Blood Cells ... blue dots in red cells ... Bite cells: sharp ... defects in red cells ... - Red cells with
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
point to helmet cells ... are a teardrop cell ... , 2 blister cells ... , a spur cell (acanthocyte ... ), and 2 burr cells
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
• Epithelial cells ... Renal tubular cells ... Nondysmorphic red - cells ... Dysmorphic red cells ... tract • White cell