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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 ... anemia Sickled red cells ... Bite cells: G6PD ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... A peripheral-blood ... revealed 25% plasma cells ... stain) #Clinical #HONC ... Leukemia #Smear #NEJM
Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells on Electron Microscopy
This eyeSCANdy image shows dysmorphic red blood cells from the
Dysmorphic Red Blood ... Cells on Electron ... Microscopy This ... cells from the ... clinical #pathology #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
blood cells, red ... blood cells or ... cells - red blood ... cells, white blood ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
vasculitis • Hematologic ... hematopoietic stem cells ... including peripheral blood ... myeloid cells ... NEJM Review: https
Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
- Pathophysiology ... the sickle red cells ... obstructing and reducing blood ... SickleCell #Disease #Pathophysiology ... Complications #Hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... Pathology #Smear #Microscopy
Hemolysis in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Panel A shows the structure of a normal red cell and a
spleen in which red cells ... between endothelial cells ... #Pathophysiology ... #Honc #IM #Spherocytosis ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
Pathogenesis of meningitis 

Risk factors for pathogen entry include immunocompromised state (HIV positive, cancer, chemotherapy patients,
(HIV positive, cancer ... Immune cells and ... endothelial cells ... endothelial cells ... as the nearby cells
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... Skin: - CLL cells ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood