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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... Pathology #Hematology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
blood cells, red ... blood cells or ... cells - red blood ... cells, white blood ... #diagnosis #hematology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
An immune cell hunting ... bacterium among red blood ... cells. ... #microbiology #video ... #microscopy
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... , not a morphologic ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Bite Cell RBC: G6PD ... disease Target Cell ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
cell - Glomerulonephritis ... White blood cell ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Microscopy ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... urine • 1ml blood ... urine sediment Microscopic ... necrosis (Sickle cell ... #renal #urine #blood
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Monoclonal B Cell ... Increased plasma cells ... part of plasma-cell ... Testing Blood ... polarized light microscopy
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarteritis nodosa • Microscopic ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... • Giant cell arteritis ... vasculitis (inflamed blood
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... Multinucleated giant cells ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic