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Acanthocytes in motion on Urine Microscopy - Phase Contrast

Dr. Jay R. Seltzer @jrseltzer

#Acanthocytes #motion #Urine #Microscopy
Acanthocytes in ... motion on Urine ... Seltzer @jrseltzer #Acanthocytes ... #motion #Urine ... Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
Acanthocyte on Urine Microscopy

Not a spaceship, not a UFO, just an acanthocyte caught “flying” in dark
Acanthocyte on Urine ... a UFO, just an acanthocyte ... VelezNephHepato #Acanthocyte ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal Urine ... Diagnosis Turbid White Urine ... Heavy Proteinuria, Lipiduria ... , Indicanuria, Bile ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Acanthocyte on Urine Microscopy

3D view of acanthocyte in a patient with hydralazine-induced vasculitis

Dr. Muner Mohamed @MunerMohamed1

#Acanthocyte
Acanthocyte on Urine ... 3D view of acanthocyte ... MunerMohamed1 #Acanthocyte ... #Urine #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
arbitrarily defined as urine ... high-power field + acanthocytes ... because nephritic urine ... nephrotic #syndrome #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
volume contracted: urine ... volume expanded: urine ... contracted: but urine ... thiazide-sensitive site ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Lipemia causes a ... Poikilocytosis #CabotRings #Acanthocytes ... Echinocytes #BurrCells #Bite
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
migrans, - Tick bite ... established by CSF or urine ... differential #diagnosis #neurology