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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
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
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... anemias, especially ... anemia in which ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
associated with hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
in peripheral blood ... High in acute blood ... loss, hemolysis ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology #Microcytic
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
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
result in severe anemia ... of Peripheral blood ... anemia Indirect ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... hematologic: Acute blood ... loss, Acute hemolysis ... , deficiency anemia
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytosis and hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood