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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 ... her peripheral blood ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
(MDS) What? ... Peripheral Smear ... smear • Bone marrow ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Syndrome: 3d of ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... with a blood smear ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... recurrent infections/fevers ... result from low blood ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... : - Biopsy - Microscopic ... neutrophils in the blood ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
amastigotes in tissue (never ... in blood), smaller ... PhD, D(ABMM), MLS ... Identification #comparison #diagnosis ... #smear #microscopy
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... ; dengue shock syndrome ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic