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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
Here is another peripheral ... blood smear demonstrating ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... IronDeficiencyAnemia #CentralPallor
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
A normal peripheral ... blood smear indicates ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
approximately 5-10% of peripheral ... blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... #neutrophil #WBC ... #CBC #hematology
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... She was diagnosed ... blood smear showed ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Microscopy
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Blood Smear • ... Hypersegmented Neutrophils ... - Low RBC Folate ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Dehydrogenase ↑ - Peripheral ... Blood Smearabnormal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... • Immature/Myeloblasts ... - infiltrates (anemia ... smear: Blasts ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Smear: • Dysplastic ... (hypogranular neutrophils ... cells appear normal ... blood smear • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
levels - Usually normal ... result in severe anemia ... the range of Peripheral ... blood smear - Shows ... from ischemia WBC