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Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... tubular cells - Acute ... • Hyaline casts ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis ... #nephrology #casts
Morphology and Descriptions of Fungal Infections with Hyphae or Pseudohyphae in Tissues
Yeasts with Pseudohyphae: 
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of Fungal Infections ... • Description: acute ... fungal #fungi #infections ... #differential #diagnosis ... septations #pathology #atlas
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... Acellular Casts • Hyaline ... colored compounds (e.g ... #nephrology #interpretation ... #diagnosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
casts are seen in acute ... Urinary tract infections ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Differential #Microscopy ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
Simplified Approach to Acute ... require urgent nephrology ... you confirmed diagnosis ... Assess UA w/ microscopy ... #nephrology
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
Endemic Fungal Infections ... • Description: acute ... fungal #fungi #infections ... #differential #diagnosis ... #atlas
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
Alice in Wonderland ... common cause) • Infection ... Brain lesions (e.g ... Wonderland #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology #differential
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Encephalopathy - Acute ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... - Caine Criteria ... abnormalities (eg ... #criteria #neurology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... immunosuppression (eg ... Non-pigmented (hyaline ... septated hyphae, acute ... sometimes have this morphology