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Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
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 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
~75% of human malaria ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
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 ... ↑ Destruction (hemolysis ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... Malaria, Clostridium ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood Smear ... Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... Rich Davis, PhD ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Smear ... hematology for workup ... blood loss, Acute hemolysis ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... by ordering a peripheral ... smear, a reticulocyte ... serum level for all ... Hemorrhage or hemolysis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... bone marrow and peripheral ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... blood smear