4 results
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... normocytic RBCs (vivax ... ~75% of human malaria ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Identification Algorithm ... gametocytes • P. malariae ... schizonts • P. vivax ... #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... including blood culture ... , urine culture, ... #Workup #Algorithm
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
• Falciparum malaria ... function • Blood culture ... chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... examination, culture