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Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Hyaline Casts ... colored compounds (e.g ... can be either infectious ... or non-infectious ... interpretation #diagnosis
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
conservative therapy (e.g ... modification, NSAIDs) • Infection ... • Cauda equina syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #primarycare #checklist
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Manifestations: • Infection ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #causes #primarycare ... #table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... acute enteric infection ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... gastrointestinal infection ... -HT4 agonists Pain
Causes of Male Infertility - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sperm Transport:
 • Vasectomy
 • Cystic fibrosis gene mutation
Ejaculatory duct cysts ... (e.g. prostate) ... gonadotropins (e.g ... Genetic abnormality (e.g ... Algorithm #Causes #PrimaryCare
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... immunosuppression (eg ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... sometimes have this morphology ... considered in certain cases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... (e.g. incidental ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... , cough, chest pain ... (2-5%), liver (pain
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... response preceding infection ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
with a candidal infection ... benign lesions (e.g ... Burning mouth syndrome ... Recognition and diagnosis ... examination of tongue morphology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... skeleton-sacroiliac joint and spine ... • A clinical diagnosis ... causes such as infectious ... antiinflammatory properties e.g