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Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... diagnosis, not a morphologic ... coagulation and other testing ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... other reproducible morphologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology ... #testing
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... Medicine @ucsdim #Fungal ... #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... key #comparison #morphology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... • Testing three ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... the respective fungal ... node biopsy • Clinical ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... /or suspicious clinical ... decision for repeat testing ... boxes indicate final ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... polarized light microscopy ... - CCP antibody testing ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Alternaria on Culture Plate and Microscopy
Adult w/ aplastic anemia, getting regular blood product infusions. Had Group
Culture Plate and Microscopy ... aplastic anemia, getting ... Also had blood fungal ... environmental fungi ... #clinical #microbiology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Diagnosis and Testing ... sometimes have this morphology ... Management #treatment #fungal