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Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
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Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
there is loss of splenic ... in congenital asplenia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Howell #Jolly #Asplenia
Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Vaccinations for Asplenic ... #Management #Asplenic ... #Asplenia #Vaccinations
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... febrilepodcast #asplenic ... #Asplenia #Management
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... cell disease • Splenic ... artery aneurysm, Splenic ... compression • Splenic ... BrighamChiefs #Splenic
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
#Clinical #Path #BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
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AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear