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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... smear indicates ... cells, with a zone ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
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 ... cell, 2 blister cells ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... cells, aka normoblasts ... fetus/newborn the causes ... #Path #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
hospitalization and treatment ... her peripheral blood ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
The cells have assumed ... This smear was from ...

Causes of spherocyte ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #

Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... studies Treatment
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... • Peripheral blood ... smear + DAT + further ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hyperkalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
R/O Pseudo-hyperkalemia:
 • Possible Lab error! Alwavs Repeat Blood sample!
 • Leukocytosis, Thrombocytosis:
Hyperkalemia Differential ... Alwavs Repeat Blood ... while drawing blood ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #high #pathophysiology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment