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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
blood smear indicates ... cells, with a zone ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... #Morphologies #Key ... #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Dyspmorphic #BloodSmear
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... Atlas • Microcytic ... #key #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Blood Smear • ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... Pernicious Anemia RBCs ... Macrocytosis, Target Cells
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... Normal maturation ... #Path #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Nucleated #RBCs
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... under a microscope ... cells appear normal ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... • Peripheral smear ... - APTT < 1.5 x normal ... hydration • RBC ... causes #treatment #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
products that define normal ... Workup: • Full Blood ... platelets - WBC ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Presentation: • Mimics normal ... form): damages blood ... placenta): block blood ... , selenium) Differential ... recognition and management