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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Megaloblastic Anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... interpretation #clinical #anemia
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
 -
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... (AIHA) Pathophysiology ... or negative - Smear ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Pathophysiology
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Elliptocyte
Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Megaloblastic Anemia ... Normal Peripheral Smear ... Megaloblastic #Anemia ... #Peripheral #Smear
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach to Anemia ... Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Deficiency • Aplastic Anemia ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... encephalopathy, and anemia ... with spur-cell anemia ... Spur-cell anemia ... #smear
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... microangiopathic #hemolytic #anemia
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... iron deficiency anemia ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... DIAGNOSE AIHA • Anemia ... type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... Autoimmune #Hemolytic #Anemia