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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Basophilic stippling, Bite ... cell, Elliptocyte ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Bite Cell RBC: G6PD ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte ... BloodCell #RBC #Morphology ... diagnosis #hematology #microscopy
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Morphologic Findings ... Heinz bodies (Bite ... Bite cells: sharp ... bite-like defects ... cell membrane Elliptocytes
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
and associated clinical ... Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy ... Crystals #Types #Morphology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... other reproducible morphologic ... pyropoikilocytes, elliptocytes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
cell disease Bite ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
Excoriated papules with honey-colored crusting were present on the abdomen, back (Panel A), arms, and legs.
preparation) showed a mite ... under light microscopy ... #Clinical #Derm ... Pathology #Scabies #Microscopy
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease (Tick bite ... polyangiitis (GPA)/microscopic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... diagnosis, not a morphologic ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Fungal #Pathology #clinical ... #microscopy #table ... key #comparison #morphology