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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
A normal peripheral ... blood smear indicates ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
Here is another peripheral ... blood smear demonstrating ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... P. falciparum causes ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
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
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
fetus/newborn the causes ... #Clinical #Path ... #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Nucleated #RBCs
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... point to helmet cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical ... #Blood
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... Hypochromic & microcytic RBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
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