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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 ... cells: Sickle cell ... #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
Plasma cell leukemia ... with extensive rouleaux ... PlasmaCell #leukemia #rouleaux ... #formation #Clinical ... #Smear #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... , Chronic disease ... disease, McLeod blood ... Multiple myeloma Rouleaux ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... smear or on bone ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Sickle cell anemia and Howell Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants).

 - Dr. Abubaker Elshaikh
@ElshaikhMD

#SickleCell #HowellJolly #Body #Bodies
Sickle cell anemia ... Bodies #Pathology #Hematology ... #Smear #Clinical
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... @AmyChung #Blood ... #Disorders #hematology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... • Chronic Bleed ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... Smear • Drugs ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... workup #oncology #hematology