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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 ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... polychromatophilic cells ... #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
Dysmorphic Red Blood ... Microscopy This ... dysmorphic red blood ... SEM #clinical #pathology ... #hematology #nephrology
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology ... Robbins & Cotran Pathologic
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia ... • Peripheral blood ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
Sezary #Syndrome #Cells ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... #anemia #hematology
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
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
(e.g. cancer, infection ... Retroperitoneal, Uterine • Hemolysis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... G6PD deficiency), Infections ... Production #Index #hematology