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Sickle cell anemia and Howell Jolly bodies (nuclear remnants).

 - Dr. Abubaker Elshaikh
@ElshaikhMD

#SickleCell #HowellJolly #Body #Bodies
anemia and Howell Jolly ... #SickleCell #HowellJolly ... Pathology #Hematology #Smear
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
photo are a Howell-Jolly ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... TargetCells #Target #HowellJolly
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Post-splenectomy blood smear ... demonstrating Howell-Jolly
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
LDH Peripheral smear ... Laboratory #Testing #workup
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
/uL Initial Workup ... acid, peripheral smear ... Algorithm #hematology #workup
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Howell-Jolly Body ... peripheral blood smears ... cells are Howell-Jolly ... Howell-Jolly bodies ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Thick and thin smear ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... peripheral blood smear ... dysplasia on the smear ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
ordering a peripheral smear ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup