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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... point to helmet ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ...

Causes of spherocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear

Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
are one of the abnormal ... In the right photo ... include disseminated intravascular ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Schistocytes, helmet ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
a benefit that helped ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis