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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
A normal peripheral ... cells, with a zone ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... DIC, TTP, HUS) ... #Blood #Smear # ... Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... polychromatophilic cells ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... treatment, her peripheral ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... D-Dimer: ↑ • Peripheral ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... Pruritis after hot bath ... Fibrinolysis & DIC ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... differential • Peripheral ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... sparing of the lung periphery ... reveals increasing blood ... proteinuria • Path ... #management #treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
number of CD34+ cells ... anemia) Labs: • Peripheral ... result from low blood ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Pulmonary amyloidosis, PAH ... • Nephrogenic DI ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management