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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... or negative - Smear ... agglutination, rouleaux ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
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
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 ... cells: Sickle cell ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
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
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Blood Smear ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Iron deficiency anemia ... Chronic disease anemia ... Multiple myeloma Rouleaux ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... • Peripheral smear ... immunophenotype Clinical ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... uw_IMresidency #CLL