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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
rod" composed of ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peripheral blood ... smear + DAT + further ... Recent travel/Fevers ... #causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LBRF can be diagnosed ... with a blood smear ... can be used for diagnosis ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... Rods Significant ... • Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Out Secondary Causes ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
of malaria diagnosed ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... #Travel #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic ... tract, and often causes