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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 ... C3 positive - Smear ... agglutination, rouleaux ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Megaloblastic Anemia ... vs Normal Peripheral ... #Anemia #Peripheral ... #Smear #Comparison ... #Clinical #Hypersegmented
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 ... #Blood #Smear # ... Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Rouleaux formation is common in IgM gammopathy and may be particularly striking

Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD@evemariecrane

#Rouleaux #formation
Rouleaux formation ... evemariecrane #Rouleaux ... gammopathy #MGUS #Clinical ... #Pathology #Hematology ... #Smear
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Hemolytic Anemias ... Algorithm Signs of anemia ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal peripheral ... smear Immune-mediated ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Testing in Hemolytic Anemia ... bilirubin LDH Peripheral ... smear Haptoglobin ... #Hemolytic #Anemia ... workup #diagnosis #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... smear changes are ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
with extensive rouleaux ... PlasmaCell #leukemia #rouleaux ... #formation #Clinical ... #Smear #Hematology
Peripheral blood eosinophils, Phase contrast microscopy, time lapse, 100x |Olympus CH30|

Carlos Martínez Figueroa @CarlosMartnezF7

#eosinophils #Peripheral #blood
Peripheral blood ... #eosinophils #Peripheral ... #blood #smear # ... clinical #microscopy ... #hematology #timelapse
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Normal Blood Smear ... • Pernicious Anemia ... RBCs in Rouleaux ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology