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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... Malignancy • Trauma ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #renal #urine #blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope ... count with differential
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
heme-granular casts are ... disease Red blood ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... Urinary #Casts #Differential ... #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
of the joints (arthritis ... of the joints (arthritis ... Neutrophilic rheumatoid arthritis ... : - Biopsy - Microscopic ... neutrophils in the blood
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... is mechanical trauma ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
: Trauma, coagulopathy ... tumor • Non-bloody ... neuropathy so trauma ... Like in this case ... approach #workup #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... hemorrhage, which are ... integrity: - Trauma ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic ... : • Complete blood
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... content [85].2>5 red blood ... pancreatitis), joints (arthritis ... #Algorithm #differential