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Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
Dysmorphic Red Blood ... Cells on Electron ... dysmorphic red blood ... ElectronMicroscopy #SEM #clinical ... #pathology #hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia (blood ... I see all of these ... features in most cases ... leukemia #APL #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Measurement in SLE ... intake) • Target blood ... Insufficient blood ... #rheumatology # ... levels #lupus #management
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... : Sickle cell disease ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... #Workup #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... : Chronic disease ... #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
) Clinical Manifestations ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... : SLE+++, Adult-onset ... Still disease, ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... polychromatophilic cells ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... • Liver Disease ... #Hematology