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Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... #Blood #Smear # ... Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
Here is another peripheral ... blood smear demonstrating ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal peripheral ... smear Immune-mediated ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #hematology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... P. falciparum causes ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... (black arrow) Peripheral ... smear changes are ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #Auer
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
12-13 g/dL, • ANC ... BMP, uric acid, peripheral ... smear, reticulocyte ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #hematology #workup
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral ... blood smear, HIV ... changes), high MCV anemia ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear