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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
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
cholestasis, and some cases ... miscellaneous causes ... (eg, spirochetal ... infections, infectious ... Classification #diagnosis
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
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Syndrome What? ... ) • Infection ( ... e.g. encephalitis ... Brain lesions (e.g ... #diagnosis #neurology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction (e.g ... inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... ) • Drugs (e.g
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... Hepatic congestion (e.g ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #abdominalpain
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
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 ... #PrimaryCare
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Table #Causes
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... immunosuppression (eg ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... sometimes have this morphology ... considered in certain cases