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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epithelial cell casts ... Obstruction • Cast ... polyangiitis /microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Mitosis 4) Amebae (cysts ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... - BMP, cap, CBC ... - Urinalysis/microscopy ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Microscopic exam ... Bacteria, yeast and parasites ... • Urinary casts ... Acute Kidney Injury ... Acute Tubular Necrosis
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Mitosis 4) Amebae (cysts ... #Acanthamoeba #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... Naegleria #fowleri #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
in blood during acute ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite #sleepingsickness
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the protozoan parasite ... weeks incubation Acute ... Chronic phase → (lasts ... Tests - check Acute ... only available at CDC
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... present with an acute ... Although electron microscopy ... Staining Electron Microscope ... all HIGH RISK CASES