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How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
metamyelocyte from a band ... KyleBradleyMD #Clinical #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Blood ... #Smear #Peripheral ... Metamyelocytes #Bands
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... smear changes are ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Peripheral blood smear of a patient with tick bite and PCR positive for Ehrlichia ewingii.

Ehrlichia ewinqii
Peripheral blood ... smear of a patient ... Ehrlichia #ewingii #Smear ... #Morulae #Hematology ... #Pathology #Microscopy
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Clinical
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
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
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 - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Identification Algorithm ... size RBC, Basket, band ... Identification #Algorithm ... #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Smear ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... Pruritis after hot bath ... smear: Blasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology