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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 ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
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
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
on Peripheral Blood ... Smear Microscopy ... parasites per RBC ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... #smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Smear. ... parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... #Smear. ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Post-splenectomy blood ... smear demonstrating ... bodies and target cells ... Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... on Smear • Chronic ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Classification #Approach #Differential
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... cell, Other RBC ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Dyspmorphic #BloodSmear
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
point to blister cells ... These cells are ... precursors of helmet cells ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #