68 results
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
and Associated Diseases ... #Morphologies #Key ... #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology ... Pathologic Basis of Disease
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
anemia, Liver diseases ... Thalassemia, Liver diseases ... cells - Renal diseases ... , Liver diseases ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Chemotherapy (e.g ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... cells - Glomerular disease ... of glomerular disease ... type of renal disease ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Anti-TSHR - Graves' disease ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
- Kawasaki disease ... granulomatosis - microscopic ... and infectious diseases ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Lemierre's syndrome ... Non-infectious Inflammatory Diseases ... onset Still's disease ... dysfunction, Castleman disease ... , Kikuchi disease
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Consider sickle cell disease ... Cold agglutinins disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... ANA ≠ Autoimmune Disease ... connective tissue disease ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... #diagnosis #differential
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... cold agglutin disease ... . sickle cell disease ... Hypersplenism, Wilson's disease ... #hematology #anemia