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Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... shows a schistocyte ... and the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... Myelodysplastic syndrome ... - Thalassemia, Liver ... Pulmonary emboli • Schistocytes ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
confusion...A peripheral-blood ... definitively treated by liver ... candidate for liver ... #NEJM #clinical ... spurcell #anemia #peripheral
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
photos show sickle ... cells on peripheral ... blood smears. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... hematopoietic stem cells ... including peripheral ... blood myeloid cells ... NEJM Review: https
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... Pruritis after hot bath ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... D-Dimer: ↑ • Peripheral ... smear: Schistocytes ... , helmet cells ... DIC • Severe Liver
Atypical HUS - Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Unlike typical HUS, which is shigatoxin mediated, aHUS is not typically
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... pulmonary and liver ... TTP) Look for schistocytes ... on peripheral smear ... following often bloody