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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... • Peripheral smear ... Leukemia #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... and started on all-trans ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods #AuerRods
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... typically of B-cell ... Differential Diagnosis ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #oncology #diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... hematology #hemeonc #diagnosis
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 • Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Large platelets on smear ... structure and cell ... Large platelets on smear ... Platelet #Defects #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Fungal Stains Mycology ... chitin in fungal cell ... visualize host cell ... microscopy #staining #diagnosis ... fungi #fungus #comparison
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
low red blood cell ... Peripheral Smear ... Peripheral blood smear ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology