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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Histoplasmosis • Coccidioidomycosis ... Ulcers #ulcerative #skinrash ... #dermatology #Differential
Coccidioidomycosis: skin lesions associated with chronic infection.
Photo Credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
Coccidioidomycosis ... Photo Credit, Josh Fierer ... Images #Clinical ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis: skin lesions associated with chronic infection.
Photo Credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD Catalog
Coccidioidomycosis ... Photo Credit, Josh Fierer ... Images #Clinical ... #Dermatology #SkinRash ... #Coccidioidomycosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia. ... DIC is a clinical ... #anemia #Hematology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic ... in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... loss, hemolysis ... #Workup #Hematology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... TSAT, sTfR • Blood ... extravascular) hemolysis ... #ferritin #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... nose, ears, or fingers ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... sensitize red blood ... #anemia #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematologic: Acute blood ... loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
Hematology Algorithms ... Anemia is described ... proportion of the red blood ... three peripheral blood ... well as varying clinical