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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
A normal peripheral ... blood smear indicates ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
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
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
Here is another peripheral ... blood smear demonstrating ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
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
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
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
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 12-13 g/dL, • ANC ... BMP, uric acid, peripheral ... smear, reticulocyte ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal ... peripheral smear ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
sickle cells on peripheral ... blood smears. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral ... blood smears the ... DNA which, under normal ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood