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Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... Diagnosis? ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax #malaria ... #blood #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... Investigations: full blood ... investigations depending on clinical
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup ... blood loss, Acute
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... kidney injury). ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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• Basic Labs, Malaria ... Smears, Blood Cultures ... smears; AND ... empiric #management #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Photosensitivity • Malar ... C4) • ds-DNA: Kidney
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... work, hemoconcentration ... loss or acute anemia ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Diagnosis? ... bancrofti, Brugia malayi ... The acute phase ... Wuchereria #bancrofti #clinical ... #photo #smear #