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Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
Filariasis on Microscopy ... is a filarial parasitic ... worm that can cause ... The adult worms cause ... #clinical #pathology
Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
- Whipworms on Microscopy ... It can cause dysentery ... trichiura #whipworms #Microscopy ... #clinical #gross ... #microbiology #parasite
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
- BMP, cap, CBC ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
a blood meal (passes ... Clinical manifestations ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #american
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
→Activation of CD8 ... accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Drugs, Unknown cause
Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #differential #causes
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma involving hepatic sinusoids.

HSTL also involves BM sinusoids and splenic red pulp cords and
essentially all cases ... males, TCR g/d+, CD4 ... -, CD8-/+, TIA1+ ... HSTCL #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Oncology #Clinical