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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 ... #microscopy #interpretation ... #clinical #anemia
Activated T-Cell Killing a Cancer Cell

#TCell #Killing #Cancer #Cells #clinical #microscopy #video
Activated T-Cell ... Killing a Cancer Cell ... #Cancer #Cells ... #clinical #microscopy ... #video
Activated T-Cell Killing a Cancer Cell

#TCell #Killing #Cancer #Cells #clinical #microscopy #video
Activated T-Cell ... Killing a Cancer Cell ... #Cancer #Cells ... #clinical #microscopy ... #video
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
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
caused by blood cells ... • Dysplastic cells ... , red blood cells ... , and the cells ... - red blood cells
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Abnormalities: macrocytic anemia ... (12%) • giant cell ... hematopoietic stem cells ... blood myeloid cells ... NEJM Review: https
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #treatment #hematology
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... hypercalcemia) • Anemia ... marrow plasma cells ... plasma clonal cell
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Skin: - CLL cells ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... • Neutropenia, anemia