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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 ... Alcohol abuse, Heavy ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
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
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... TSAT, sTfR • Blood ... extravascular) hemolysis ... Celiac disease, Tropical ... Algorithm #ferritin #hematology
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... anemias, especially ... anemia in which ... #Clinical #Path
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... anemia • Cold ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... sensitize red blood ... #anemia #hematology
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing ... sister shared these photos ... Endocarditis could have ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
Chesapeake Bay have ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic ... anemia, CKD, hiv ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology ... #photo
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... abnormalities typical ... result from low blood ... than 50 years who have ... #oncology #hematology
Steroid Induced Atrophy:Many years of inappropriate application of topical steroids have led to 
local changes and
application of topical ... steroids have led ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... spherocytosis and hemolytic ... anemias. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood