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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... Banana-shaped gametocytes are ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... A peripheral-blood ... smear revealed ... 25% plasma cells ... #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... smear changes are ... #Microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
crenated red blood cells ... ) are "crenated" ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria ... #microbiology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
An immune cell hunting ... red blood cells ... #leukocyte #WBC ... #clinical #microbiology ... #video #microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... Hypogammaglobulinemia • Warm
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
confusion...A peripheral-blood ... smear showed numerous ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... #blood #smear
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... differential • Peripheral ... blood smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... Diagnosis: • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... are characteristic ... • Peripheral flow