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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
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
her peripheral blood ... smear showed hypogranular ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... smear, HIV/HCV ... dysplasia on the smear ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
(RBC = red blood ... ordering a peripheral smear ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup ... hematologic: Acute blood
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... smear or on bone ... Blast cells - Blood ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... • Peripheral smear
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
hazy, cloudy or bloody ... hemorrhagic: frank blood ... tests: Culture in blood ... perforation), TB smear ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... and peripheral blood ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... smear • Bone marrow
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
of Peripheral blood ... smear - Shows schistocytes ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
• Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup