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How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
neutrophil ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Blood #Smear # ... Peripheral #Metamyelocytes ... #Bands #Neutrophils
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
neutrophils are ... than segmented neutrophils ... Band neutrophils ... in German) • Neutrophils ... Shift) → Segmented Neutrophil
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
granulocytes (neutrophils ... Neutrophil bands ... : Immature neutrophils ... Mature neutrophils ... #NEUTROPHILS #WCC
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... blood smear showed ... hypogranular neutrophils ... , Auer rods in neutrophils ... #Smear #Microscopy
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Algorithm Normal Blood ... Smear • Drugs ... Hypersegmented Neutrophils ... - Low RBC Folate
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
proportion of the red blood ... blood cell lines ... ml (or absolute neutrophil ... neutropenia since neutrophils ... These causes could
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... Leukemia): • Neutrophils ... Leukemia): • Neutrophils ... • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... (hypogranular neutrophils ... Out Secondary Causes ... blood smear