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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
overt cytoplasmic granules ... I see all of these ... features in most cases ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... #Hematology #Clinical
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
abundant cytoplasmic granules ... decreased secondary granules ... In addition to APL ... #Clinical #Path ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Apo-A1 Deficiency ... • Familial LPL ... Deficiency • Apo-Cll ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Examples of varying granular and granular/waxy mixed casts: 
A: coarse granular/broad-waxy (and surrounding white blood cells);
and granular/waxy ... mixed casts: ... A: coarse granular ... #Casts #Urine # ... Microscopy #Clinical
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... tubular proteinuria, granular ... casts/RTE; blend ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL ... , CML, AML, APML ... age • 75% of ALL ... : Blast crises ... distinctive primary granules
Granular & “Muddy Brown” Casts on Urine Microscopy
A. Finely granular cast B. slightly coarser granular cast
Granular & “Muddy ... Brown” Casts on ... casts is better ... #Casts #Urine # ... Microscopy #Clinical
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
of crystallized granules ... myelogenous leukemia (AML ... #Clinical #Path ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... that is leaky all ... drain wide open all ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Waxy and granular casts - brightfield urine microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Waxy #granular #casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical
Waxy and granular ... casts - brightfield ... TELMALEMOS10 #Waxy #granular ... #casts #Urine # ... Microscopy #clinical