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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... a linear red "Auer ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... hospitalization and treatment ... peripheral blood smear ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Blood Smear ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
ordering a peripheral smear ... patients with macrocytosis ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... C3d • Blood smear ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Hemolytic #Anemia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... • Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg 18G Luer ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Peripheral smear ... + Bleeding Treatment ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... phase: Peripheral smear ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis