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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 Smear ... Analysis Hypochromia ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under a microscope ... appear normal, but analysis ... Peripheral blood smear ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Peripheral smear ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... marrow failure with anemia ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... IgM) • Blood smear ... sensitize red blood cells ... passage of red-brown urine ... #hematology #diagnosis