4 results
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 ... hemolytic anemia (e.g ... #Blood #Smear # ... #microscopy #interpretation
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
than one cause (e.g ... wave (LR 5.3), peripheral ... Ascitic Fluid Analysis ... hazy, cloudy or bloody ... tests: Culture in blood
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloidosis • Dialysis-related ... Autonomic neuropathy, Peripheral ... Palpable spleen • Peripheral ... and stocking" peripheral ... Diagnostic Testing Blood
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
cross-reacts with peripheral ... or the axon of peripheral ... nearly complete paralysis ... normal CSF white blood ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG