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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
large, immature myeloblasts ... linear red "Auer rod ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
peripheral blood smear ... iron deficiency anemia ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... peripheral blood smear ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Peripheral blood smear ... Malaria, Clostridium ... #Differential #
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... #Hemolysis #Differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... 50-60 • Auer Rods ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... blood count with differential ... Peripheral blood smear
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
No hemolytic anemia ... • Falciparum malaria ... chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Fever #Travel #Differential