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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
smear indicates ... cells, with a zone ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... her peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... and laboratory diagnosis ... polychromatophilic cells ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Blood Smear ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells ... #Causes #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Pruritis after hot bath ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Workup: • Full Blood ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... marrow biopsy - if blood ... #oncology #management