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Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Inpatient Cath Lab ... Indications Cath ... ventricular arrhythmia Cath ... high (5-7) risk Cath ... #Inpatient #CathLab
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
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Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
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Stomatocyte - The appearance of stomatocytes with their oval or rectangular central pallor has been compared
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In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
and published an algorithm ... presentation for emergent cath ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... ROSC #Comatose #CathLab