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Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Rich Davis, PhD, ... D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Rich Davis, PhD, ... D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... Rich Davis, PhD ... , D(ABMM), MLS @ ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
-13 g/dL, • ANC ... BMP, uric acid, peripheral ... smear, reticulocyte ... Matthew Ho, MD ... PhD @MatthewHoMD
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #Auer
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Algorithm Signs ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal peripheral ... smear Immune-mediated ... Matthew Ho, MD ... PhD @MatthewHoMD
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 ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #Workup #AAFP
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Peripheral ... Smear concerning ... Matthew Ho, MD ... PhD @MatthewHoMD
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... blood smear • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis