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How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Blood #Smear # ... Peripheral #Metamyelocytes ... #Bands #Neutrophils
Peripheral blood neutrophil, phase contrast microscopy, time lapse, 100x. Olympus CH30

Carlos Martínez Figueroa @CarlosMartnezF7

#neutrophil #Peripheral #blood
Peripheral blood ... neutrophil, phase ... contrast microscopy ... CarlosMartnezF7 #neutrophil ... #Peripheral #blood
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Plasmodium Falciparum ... Gametocytes on Blood ... but rare in blood ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Blood Smear. ... P.f. but rare in blood ... #Blood #Smear. ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
cells within the myeloblast ... defined as white blood ... circulate freely in peripheral ... blood; The rest ... cell type in the peripheral
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Band neutrophils ... approximately 5-10% of peripheral ... blood leukocytes ... on the left Myeloblast ... cultures, including blood
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum ... of Plasmodium falciparum ... trophozoites #Plasmodium #falciparum ... peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... Leukemia): • Neutrophils ... Leukemia): • Neutrophils ... • Immature/Myeloblasts