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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 ... Smear Analysis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
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
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... polychromatophilic cells ... #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... thalassemia, and some hemolytic ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
) - Two target cells ... Target cells are ... associated with hemolytic ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... to be seen in hemolytic ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
The cells have assumed ... This smear was from ... spherocytosis and hemolytic ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... sensitize red blood ... cells (RBCs) at ... #anemia #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... smear • Bone marrow ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... smears the small ... can be found in hemolytic ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #