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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... leukemia (blood ... overt cytoplasmic granules ... features in most cases ... #APL #APML #Pathology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... leukemia (APL) ... In addition to APL ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
are typical for acute ... myelogenous leukemia ... (AML) that is most ... #Blood #Smear # ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
: ALL, CML, AML, ... APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... smear: Blasts APML ... distinctive primary granules
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... (T-PLL) not Acute ... Myeloid Leukemia ... (AML). ... Microscopy #Clinical #Blood
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders • Acute ... (ALL) • Acute ... (AML) • Chronic ... endocrinology #causes
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... the total white blood ... histamine in their granules ... translocation • Acute ... #causes #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
transformation to AML ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... progression to AML ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... smear, acute and ... often experience acute ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
#wavelengths #causes ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ... Acute effects of ... Cadet J, Wagner JR