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Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Megaloblastic Anemia ... Normal Peripheral Smear ... #Megaloblastic ... Anemia #Peripheral #Smear
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 ... Hypochromia Megaloblastic ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
hemoglobinopathies, megaloblastic ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Megaloblastic neutrophils in bone marrow.

So-called "giant bands" and "giant metamyelocytes" (blue circles) are 1.5-2 times the
Megaloblastic neutrophils ... KyleBradleyMD #Megaloblastic ... neutrophils #BoneMarrow #Smear
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
ordering a peripheral smear ... will correct the megaloblastic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Emergency Medicine • Megaloblastic ... Peripheral blood smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
MCV > 100): • Megaloblastic ... antifolate) • Non-megaloblastic
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Pap Smear Algorithm 
#Diagnosis #Pap #Smear #Test #Cervical #HPV #Screening #PrimaryCare #Management #Vaccination #Gynecology
Pap Smear Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Pap #Smear