36 results
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 ... Sickled red cells ... disease Bite cells ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
diphtheriae on Culture ... and Microscopy ... diphtheriae, the cause ... #diphtheriae #Culture ... #microbiology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Leukoerythroblastosis and myelophthisic anemia can be associated with any marrow-replacing process. In this case, the likely
myelophthisic anemia ... In this case, the ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
and Blood Smear ... oral flora, can cause ... #Blood #Smear # ... clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
Causes of blood ... culture negative ... #culture #negative ... #Endocarditis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Microbiology #
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
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on peripheral smear ... and culture microscopy ... - blood culture ... #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Peripheral blood smear ... History • Bite cells ... Deficiency • Sickle cells ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Coccidioides on culture and microscopy

This was coccidioides sp (in this particular case was posadasii, although morphologically
Coccidioides on culture ... this particular case ... empty disjunctor cells ... #Coccidioides #culture ... #microbiology #