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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... and Associated Diseases ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... Basis of Disease
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
cold agglutinin disease ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
cold agglutinin disease ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
acanthocytes/spur cells ... expression of Kell RBC ... granulomatous disease ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... on Smear • Chronic ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Spherocytes on Smear
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 ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy
Pathology - Castleman disease. 

Mediastinal mass in a younger woman.

Histologic Features of Castleman disease, hyaline vascular
Pathology - Castleman ... disease. ... in paracortical blood ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Clinical
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 ... : Sickle cell disease ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal ... #Hemolysis #Differential
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 ... #Dysmorphic #RBCs ... SEM #clinical #pathology