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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer ... #Rods #AuerRods
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Clinical #Path #APL #AuerRods ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Microscopy - Multiple ... parasites per RBC ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... peripheral #blood #smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... multiples per RBC ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
expression of Kell RBC ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
rings, <1/3 size RBC ... Multiple rings/RBC ... rings, ≤ 1/3 size RBC ... Algorithm #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
peripheral blood smear ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer ... #Rods #AuerRods
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
#Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
#Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC