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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
Sickled red cells ... : Sickle cell disease ... Bite cells: G6PD ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... agglutinin disease and Infection ... individual’s red blood cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
• Epithelial cells ... Renal tubular cells ... Nondysmorphic red - cells ... Dysmorphic red cells ... Necrotic tubular cells
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
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... RBCs - Sickle Cells ... , Target Cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Superficial cells of the urothelium (umbrella cells), different stains and microscopy:
 - Phase contrast
 - Brightfield
Superficial cells ... urothelium (umbrella cells ... CarlosMartnezF7 #Umbrella #cells ... #urine #microscopy ... #clinical #urothelial
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... acanthocytes (or spur cells ... Spur cells acquire ... echinocytes (or burr cells ... #NEJM #clinical