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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... : Sickle cell disease ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Disorder - Abnormal morphology ... or λ), Smudge Cells ... #Disorders #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... diagnosis, not a morphologic ... non-specific red cell ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Microscopy
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... , Sickle cell, ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... smear or on bone ... - Blood and Bone ... • Peripheral smear ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia (blood ... Typical morphologic ... I see all of these ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC #Morphology ... key #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... : Acute blood loss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... : Smudge cells or ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... not required in all ... #hematology