10 results
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
smear indicates ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... Diagnostic of GN or vasculitis ... #Differential # ... #renal #urine #blood
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential ... Algorithm Red blood ... cells on urine ... microscopy. ... and/or RBC casts
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Nucleated #RBCs
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... w differential ... reveals increasing blood ... , RBC casts, low ... proteinuria • Path
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential ... multiplex • Hematuria ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... smear - RBC agglutination ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Mononeuritis multiplex • Hematuria ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... Multinucleated giant cells ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic