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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
#RedBloodCell #Morphology ... #Morphologies #Key ... #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Dyspmorphic
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Atlas • Microcytic ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Chemotherapy (e.g ... Unstable hemoglobin disorders ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
chronic inflammatory disorder ... Autoinflammatory disorder ... Diagnosis: ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... osteoarticular and skin disease
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... . hematologic) ... (e.g. thyroid disease ... Arthritis: • Joint ... arthropathy • 90% joints
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
other neurological disorders ... antibody that works ... Focal limb or joint ... disorders, Fibromyalgia ... Baclofen • Severe Disease
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cryoglobulin (CG ... cryoglobulinemia Associated Disorders ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Primary Dermatological Lesions
Primary lesions are physical changes in the skin considered to be caused directly by
directly by the disease ... a generalized disorder ... nettle sting #Diagnosis ... #Nomenclature #Atlas ... #Key #Basics