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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... Mycobacterial culture
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
basophils and mast cells ... Pathology #Marrow #Smear ... #Microscopy #Comparison ... #Table #Clinical ... #Diagnosis
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 ... disease Bite cells ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy ... interpretation #clinical
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... appearance of red blood cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
A non-subtle example of true Sezary syndrome.  Patient presented with erythroderma without antecedent history of
Sezary #Syndrome #Cells ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
demonstrating active ... demonstrated by culture ... Definite IE - Clinical ... serologic evidence of active ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Microscopy
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... blood cells on urine ... microscopy. ... Hematuria with active
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
acanthocytes/spur cells ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical