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Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
agglutinin disease and Infection ... Mycoplasma Pneumonia or Infectious ... individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... Pruritis after hot bath ... bruising, bleeding, infection ... - infiltrates (anemia
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... her peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... • Parvovirus infection ... abnormal under a microscope
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... or basket cells ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... result from low blood
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... . pernicious anemia ... thalassemia, and leukemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
CD4 count <50 cells ... disease based on clinical ... mycobacterial blood ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology