4 results
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
normocytic RBCs (vivax ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... ~75% of human malaria ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
size amoeboid trophozoite ... PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax ... #malaria #peripheral ... #smear #blood # ... clinical #pathology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... #nephrology #causes
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
and Workup Blood ... excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... autosomal dominant kidney ... of echogenic kidneys ... #Workup #nephrology