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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 ... Sickled red cells ... disease Bite cells ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy
Diagnostic Criteria for Scleroderma Renal Crisis 

1. New onset blood pressure >150/85 mm Hg OR increase
New onset blood ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... examination - Microscopic ... cells on urine ... 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
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
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... • Peripheral blood ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... polychromatophilic cells ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... including chronic blood ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... > 3: • Acute blood ... G6PD deficiency), Infections
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Reactive: • Anemia ... /blood loss (Fe ... deficiency) • Infection ... Sepsis • Non-infectious
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... iron deficiency anemia ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia