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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 ... Smear Analysis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic ... interpretation #clinical
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... microangiopathic #hemolytic ... #anemia #Hematology
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... thalassemia, and some hemolytic ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Osler's Nodes: Painful, erythematous nodules associated with bacterial endocarditis. 
Photo credit, Josh Fierer, M.D.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D.
with bacterial endocarditis ... Photo credit, Josh ... Fierer, M.D. ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #OslersNodes
Vasculitis: In this instance, the vasculitic skin lesions were secondary to Haemophilus endocarditis.
Photo credit, Josh Fierer,
Photo credit, Josh ... Fierer, M.D. ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Vasculitis ... #Endocarditis #
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
smear showed numerous ... , a form of hemolytic ... inflexible and prone to hemolysis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #smear
Janeway Lesions: Flat, painless, erythematous lesions seen on the palm of this patient's hand. Frequently
associated with
Photo credit, Josh ... Fierer, M.D. ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #Janeway
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
associated with hemolytic ... anemias, especially ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
In the right photo ... to be seen in hemolytic ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... intravascular coagulation, hemolytic ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... • Compensated hemolysis ... intravascular hemolysis ... agglutinin #disease #hemolytic ... #anemia #hematology