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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 ... anemia Sickled red cells ... Bite cells: G6PD ... #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... macroglobulinemia, cold agglutinin ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... macroglobulinemia, cold agglutinin ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
IgM) • Blood smear ... malignancies - B-cell ... sensitize red blood cells ... passage of red-brown urine ... #anemia #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sickle cells ... Consider sickle cell ... Agglutination - Cold agglutinins ... #workup #hematology