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Sickle cell anemia and Howell Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants).

 - Dr. Abubaker Elshaikh
@ElshaikhMD

#SickleCell #HowellJolly #Body #Bodies
#HowellJolly #Body ... #Bodies #Pathology ... #Hematology #Smear ... #Clinical #Microscopy
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Myeloma: In this BM core, most plasma cells contain cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (Russell bodies).

They're difficult to identify
RussellBodies #Body ... PlasmaCells #BoneMarrow #Clinical ... #Pathology #Hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
from the normal body ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Biopsy: Typical pathologic ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... variants of both • Acral ... treatment #management #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... anywhere in the body ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology