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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
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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
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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
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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intracellular parasite ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... Established via stool microscopy ... routine O&P • Clinical ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... and if treatment ... guided by clinical ... Prevention - Consider cause ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... salmonella, ...), Parasites ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: •
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... manifestations • MAT microscopic ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... #differential #causes