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NEURO: “hairy cells”

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pilocytic astrocytoma (WHO grade 1)

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NEURO: Rosenthal fibres

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pilocytic astrocytoma

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NEURO: “fried-egg appearance”

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oligodendrocytoma

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NEURO: “ventricular tumour” “hydrocephalus”

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ependymoma

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Loss of E-cadherin

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Invasive lobular carcinoma (breast) and diffuse gastric carcinoma

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Heart condition: amyloidosis, haemochromatosis, pericardial thickening

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restrictive pericarditis

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green/brown nipple discharge

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duct ectasia

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bloody discharge

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intraductal papilloma

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Barrett’s metaplastic change

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squamous to columnar

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Squamous cell lung carcinoma metastatic change

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ciliated columnar to squamous

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Colorectal polyps: NO associated cancer risk

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haemartomatous, mucosal, submucosal

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Colorectal polyps: associated cancer risk

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adenomatous/villous/sessile serated

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Sjorgen’s autoantibodies (and most specific)

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ANTI-RO, anti-La

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CREST antibody

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anti-centromere

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RA antibody - most specific

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide

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Diffuse scleroderma antibody

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anti-Scl70 (anti-topoisomerase)

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PBC antibody

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antimitochondrial antibody

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Antiphospholipid antibody

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anti-cardiolipin

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Ovarian tumour: secretes oestrogen and inhibit

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Granulosa cell tumour

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Ovarian tumour: secreted thyroid hormone

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Cystic teratoma (struma ovarii)

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Ovarian tumour: secretes androgens

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Sertoli-Leydig

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“Call-Exner bodies”

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Granulosa cell tumour

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Ovarian fibroma + ascites + pleural effusion

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Meig’s syndrome

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Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma seeds peritoneum

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Pseudomyxoma peritonii

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Skin + muscles autoimmune condition, with ovarian adenocarcinoma

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dermatomyositis

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Ovarian tumour secreting bHCG

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Choriocarcinoma

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Psamomma bodies

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Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma

Prolactinoma, mesothelioma, meningioma, papillary thyroid, somatostatinoma

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Hobnail appearance

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Clear cell

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29
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Renal: heroin use

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Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

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SLE + wire loop capillaries: renal

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diffuse proliferative

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Kimmelsteil-Wilson nodules

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Diabetic nephropathy

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Spike and dome appearance

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Membranous nephropahthy

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Linear immunofluorescence

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Goodpasture’s (anti-GBM)

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Lung cancer gene: good prognosis and response to chemo

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EGFR

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Lung cancer gene: poor prognosis, usually squamous/small-cell

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K-RAS

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Neurofibramatosis 1: 3 signs and symptoms

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optic gliomas, lisch nodules, cafe au lait, neurofibromas, astrocytomas

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Neurofibramatosis 2: ssx

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Vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas, ependymomas, juvenile cataracts

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Tuberous sclerosis

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Haemartomas, angiofibromas, mitral regurg, ash-leaf, astrocytoma, cardiac rhabdomyoma, intellectual disability, renal angiomyolipoma, shagreen, seizures (infantile spasms)

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Men1 triad

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PA,PA,PI

Pancreatic + parathyroid hyperplasia + pituitary adenoma

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Men2A triad

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PA ME PH

Parathyroid adenoma
Medullary thyroid
Phaeochromocytoma

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Men2B tetrad

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MMMPh
Meduallary thyroid
Marfinoid habitus
Phaeochromocytoma

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Garnder syndrome bone tumour

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Facial osteomas

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“benign sclerosing lesion characterised by central zone of scarring surrounded by radiating zone of proliferating glandular tissue”

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radial scar

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“benign mobile lump, multinodular, composed of expanded intralobular stroma, compressed ‘slit-like’ ducts, branching sheets of epithelium”

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fibroadenoma

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red breast, lactating, cracked skin

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mastitis

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Proliferation of fibroepithelium and stromal tissue - artichoke/leaf-like projections

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Phyllodes tumour

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IgA deficiency associated transfusion reaction

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anaphylaxis

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Cyclical fever: malaria: every 24 hours

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Plasmodium knowlesi

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Cyclical fever: malaria, every 48 hours

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hypnozoites: P ovale and P vivax

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Cyclical fever: malaria, every 72 hours

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Plasmodium malariae

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Irregular cyclical fevers, malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Fever for 1-2 weeks, afebrile for 1-2 weeks

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma - Pel-Ebstein fever

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Acanthocytes (spur/spike cells)

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liver disease
hyposplenism
abetalipoproteinaemia

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Basophilic RBC stippling

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ACCELERATED ERYTHROPOIESIS
ead poisoning
megaloblastic anaemia
myelodysplasia
liver disease
haemoglobinopathies

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Burr cells

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Artefact if blood sat in EDTA prior to film being made

  • uraemia
  • renal failure
  • GI bleeding
  • stomach carcinoma
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Pelger Huet cells

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congenital (lamin B receptor mutation), myelodysplastic syndromes

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Right shift

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Hypermature white cells -> hypersegmented polymorphs (>5)
Megaloblastic anaemia

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Rouleaux formation

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chronic inflammation, paraproteniaemia, multiple myeloma

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Spherocytes

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AIHA, hereditary spherocytosis

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome

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post-cricoid webs (In context of IDA)

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New Mab for sickle cell anaemia

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crizanlizumab

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Donath-Landsteiner antibodies

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Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria - caused by viral infection (measles, syphilis, VZV)

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Ham’s test

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in-vitro acid induced lysis

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Mab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria

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Eculizumab

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Mab for HUS

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eculizimab

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Diagnosis for vWD

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Ristocetin co-factor

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Mab to reverse dabigratran

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idracizumab

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Reversing rivaroxaban and apixaban

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andexanet alfa

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“starry sky appearance”

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Burkitt’s lymphoma

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sheets of large lymphoid cells

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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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Angular/clefted nuclei

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Mantle cell lymphoma

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“follicular/nodular appearance” - lymphoma

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follicular lymphoma

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MM staging

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Durie-Salmon

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Lowenstein-Jensen medium

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TB

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Pneumonia: -ve rod enterobacter

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Klebsiella pneumonia

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Chocolate agar

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Chancroid

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covid antiviral

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remdesivir, molnupiravir, paxlovid

78
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covid mabs

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sotrovimab, tocilizumab

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ground glass/honeycomb appearance

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interstitial lung disease

80
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oat cells

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small cell carcinoma

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iron laden macrophages

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chronic pulmonary oedema

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‘aphthous ulcer’ -> rosethorn ulcer -> serptentine

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Crohn’s

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ovarian tumour: mucin secreting cells

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mucinous cystadenoma

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ovarian tumour: tubular glands

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endometrioid

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breast lump: empty fat spaces, histiocytes, giant cells

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acute mastitis

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“papillary mass within a dilated duct lined by epithelium”

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intraductal papilloma

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“big pleiomorphic cells”

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invasive ductal carcinoma

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breast: well formed tubules with low grade nulcei

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tubular carcinoma

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x-ray “rat bite erosions”

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gout

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x-ray: “white lines of chondrocalcinosis”

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pseudogout

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inflammatory reaction to yeast

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malassezia furfur

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cytokeratin stain

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epithelial cells

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Giemsa stain

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cytoplasmic inclusions - Chlamydia psittaci

94
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Gomori’s methanamine silver stain

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pneumocystic jiroveci

95
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Fite stain

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Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)

96
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β haemolytic anaerobe
Gm +ve
Watery diarrhoea, cramps, headaches, Fever, minimal vomiting
Tumbling motility

Bacteria and tx?

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Listeria monocytogenes
Mx: ampicillin, ceftriaxone, cotrimoxazole

97
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Gm –ve Rod
Contaminated food, water or lakes ETEC: toxigenic, traveller’s
EHEC: Haemorrhagic
HUS: anaemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure

Tx?

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ciprofloxacin

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β haemolytic Gm +ve cocci, grape-like clusters

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s aureus

99
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Oxidase positive, non-motile
Dog faeces
Watery, foul smelling, bloody stool Assoc. with GBS + Reiter’s

bacteria and tx?

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campylobacter jejuni
tx: erythromycin or ciprofloxacin

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giardia lamblia & entamoeda histolytica tx?

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metronidazole

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