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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... thalassemia, and some hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... anemiaCold ... • Compensated hemolysis ... intravascular hemolysis ... agglutinin #disease #hemolytic
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell ( ... Microangiopathic Hemolytic ... spherocytosis, Autoimmune hemolytic ... autoimmune hemolytic ... RBC #Morphology #differential
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... to be seen in hemolytic ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... intravascular coagulation, hemolytic ... #Clinical #Path
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Autoimmune: Warm AIHA, Cold ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... - Peripheral Blood ... Urobilinogen #Hemolysis
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
associated with hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
, motile, beta-hemolytic ... PPI use Food: Cold ... cuts, pate, hot ... food, salad bar Clinical ... available • Blood
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
, motile, beta-hemolytic ... PPI use Food: Cold ... cuts, pate, hot ... food, salad bar Clinical ... available • Blood
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytosis and hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... can be found in hemolytic ... anemia. pernicious ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood