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Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Crystals on Urine Microscopy ... is a cause of acute ... Especially sulfonamides are ... #crystalluria #clinical ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
heme-granular casts are ... seen in acute tubular ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... cardiac imaging #Acute ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... likely it will be clinically ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... What diseases are ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... polarized light microscopy ... antibodies, which are ... Screening Tests for Acute ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Gout of the Knee: Image on right demonstrates redness and swelling caused by acute gouty arthritis.
swelling caused by acute ... gouty arthritis ... seen in both legs are ... #Photo #Gouty # ... Arthritis #Knees
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... • Common clinical ... Symptoms: • Acute ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
presents with an acute ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... for giant cell arteritis ... diagnosed based on clinical ... normal and can help differentiate
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Humans are definitive ... The acute phase ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear # ... microscopy