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Our today's case is from Synovial Fluid of right knee for an 55 years male from Ortho clinic, patient came with knee swe...
02/09/2024

Our today's case is from Synovial Fluid of right knee for an 55 years male from Ortho clinic, patient came with knee swelling, sample was bloody and viscosity was high, slides prepared and it was filled with Neutrophils as majority of the cells, but the important finding was the CPPD crystals that we found clearly, also few Corricosteroid crystals (light blue color)

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a crystal deposition arthropathy involving the synovial and periarticular tissues. Its clinical presentation may range from being asymptomatic to acute or chronic inflammatory arthritis. A buildup of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) in your affected joints causes pseudogout. The extra CPP forms small crystals that build up in the cartilage and fluid-filled synovial membranes cushioning your joints. Eventually, the CPP crystals clump together inside your joints and cause a flare of pseudogout symptoms. It is unknown why CPP crystals form. Excess iron or calcium, or low magnesium, and an abnormal thyroid gland may be contributing factors. Joint aspiration is the process of removing some fluid from the sore joint(s). This not only helps your doctor determine if you have the disease, but it also removes many of the CPPD crystals that cause the pain and swelling. Removing the crystals also can help medications work better.

01/09/2024

Some notes about " Proficiency Testing":

PT: involves testing samples with a quantity unknown to the laboratory and then comparing these results across laboratories that use the similar methodology.

Proficiency Samples should be measured in the same manner as patient samples.

Proficiency Samples can't be sent to reference laboratories for result correlation.

An unsuccessful participation or performance in PT means repeated unsatisfactory test scores for an analyte (or) for the entire testing event on;

* (2) consecutive PT events

* (or) 2 of 3 testing events

An unsatisfactory performance in PT means:

* failure to attain the minimum satisfactory score for an analyte in a testing event.

* Errors in entering PT results leads to incorrect results and also unsatisfactory performance.

* Failure to report results in the allowed time leads to score 0

If the lab receives a non-passing score, the lab must:

* investigate the cause of error

* implement and document corrective actions




Todays' Casecold agglutinin diseaseIn the presence of cold agglutinin, a low temperature induces RBC agglutination, and ...
27/08/2024

Todays' Case

cold agglutinin disease

In the presence of cold agglutinin, a low temperature induces RBC agglutination, and an automated CBC analyzer shows decreases in RBC and hematocrit. Hemoglobin concentration is not affected by cold agglutinins, and MCH and MCHC are therefore markedly increased.

Peripheral blood smear showing several clumps of RBCs.

A common complaint among patients with cold agglutinin disease is painful fingers and toes with purplish discoloration associated with cold exposure

the effect of cold agglutinin on CBC results may be prevented if the blood drawn from the patient is immediately transferred to the laboratory without exposure to cold. Or incubate the sample at 37c and run it immediatly.

Imam Hussain A.S. had a son named Ali Asghar who was only six months old when he was martyred during the Battle of Karba...
28/07/2023

Imam Hussain A.S. had a son named Ali Asghar who was only six months old when he was martyred during the Battle of Karbala by an arrow with three heads. He was the youngest martyr.

He was thirsty and hungry from three days so his father Imam Hussain A.S. took him outside and asked for water for his very young son, as answer Hurmala shoot the arrow which was used to kill huge animals. There are 3 riwayat about where did the arrow hit, Ali Asghar's head, neck or ear.All 3 of them are true because the arrow was bigger than Ali asghar's whole body.

KlebsiellaWhen colonies were touched with a loop and the loop lifted vertically from the surface of the agar plate, muco...
17/05/2023

Klebsiella
When colonies were touched with a loop and the loop lifted vertically from the surface of the agar plate, mucoid isolates adhered to the loop as it was lifted from the plate.

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๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ & ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐Ÿ“Œ

๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™–๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™จ :
โ—พDiabetes mellitus is caused by a deficiency of circulating insulin, resulting in an inability to transfer glucose from the bloodstream into tissues where it is needed.
โ—พGlucose builds up in the bloodstream, causing hyperglycemia and overwhelming the kidney's ability to reabsorb sugar.
โ—พExcessive urine is produced as the kidney loses the excess sugar, leading to polyuria.
โ—พThe body responds by sending a signal to the brain to dilute the blood, causing thirst (polydipsia).
โ—พClassic symptoms of diabetes include polydipsia, polyuria, weight loss, and fatigue.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐–๐‡๐Ž) ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐š๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ:

๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ 1 ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ง1๐——๐— ) - caused by autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, resulting in absolute insulin deficiency.
๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ 2 ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ง2๐——๐— )- characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.
๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—š๐——๐— ) - a transient form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy.
๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ - including genetic defects in beta-cell function, genetic defects in insulin action, diseases of the exocrine pancreas, endocrinopathies, drug- or chemical-induced diabetes, infections, and uncommon forms of immune-mediated diabetes.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—›๐—ข ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€:
1๏ธโƒฃ Fasting Plasma Glucose test (โ‰ฅ126 mg/dL)
2๏ธโƒฃ 2-hour Plasma Glucose test (โ‰ฅ200 mg/dL), 3๏ธโƒฃ HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin) test (โ‰ฅ6.5%).

๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ 1 ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€:

โ—พCharacterized by a ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  of endogenous insulin due to autoimmune destruction of pancreatic ฮฒ cells.
โ—พAccounts for approximately 10% of all diabetes and most patients present with it before the age of 40.
โ—พDisease onset is usually acute and triggered by certain infectious or environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals.
โ—พHas a strong association with components of the major histocompatability complex (MHC), notably the human leukocyte antigens (HLA), and 95% of type 1 diabetic patients express either HLA DR3 or HLA DR4 antigens.
โ—พPancreases from patients with type 1 diabetes show lymphocytic infiltration and almost complete destruction of ฮฒ cells.
โ—พAlmost 85% of type 1 diabetes patients have circulating islet cell antibodies, most of which are directed against ฮฒ cell glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD).
โ—พ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง
๐™๐™ฎ๐™ฅ๐™š 2 ๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ:

โ—พTerm used for diabetes in older people whose glucose homeostasis is abnormal but who do not have the dramatic presentation of the disease seen in type 1 diabetes.
โ—พAn advanced stage of a disease process starting in early adult life (and, more frequently, in childhood) which becomes manifest in middle age.
โ—พHas a genetic predisposition, and if both parents are affected, the lifetime risk of an individual for type 2 diabetes is increased to about 60%.
โ—พThe environmental components associated with type 2 diabetes are chronic overnutrition and lack of exercise.
โ—พWeight gain and related metabolic changes lead to the development of insulin resistance and eventually diabetes.
โ—พThe incidence of type 2 diabetes is becoming more common in younger people due to modern diets containing less carbohydrate and more fat, particularly saturated fatty acids.
โ—พChronic overnutrition and lack of exercise are environmental components associated with type 2 diabetes.

โ—พ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ.

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There are many types of CD markers, which are named according to their cluster of differentiation number (CD number). Some of the most common ones include:

1. CD1: Involved in antigen presentation
2. CD2: Involved in T-cell activation
3. CD3: Part of the T-cell receptor complex
4. CD4: Expressed on helper T-cells
5. CD8: Expressed on cytotoxic T-cells
6. CD19: B-cell marker
7. CD20: B-cell marker
8. CD25: Expressed on activated T-cells
9. CD44: Involved in cell adhesion
10. CD45: Leukocyte common antigen expressed on all leukocytes
11. CD56: Expressed on natural killer cells
12. CD138: Plasma cell marker
13. CD200: Immune checkpoint protein
14. CD279: Immune checkpoint protein known as PD-1
15. CD274: Immune checkpoint protein known as PD-L1.

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