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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
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
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
- Differential ... Reticulocytes • Abnormal peripheral ... smear Immune-mediated ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... #Anemias #Differential
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Babesia spp. on Peripheral ... Blood Smear Microscopy ... parasitemia Rich Davis, PhD ... richdavisphd #Babesia #clinical ... #smear
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 #clinical
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
- Differential ... Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... Malaria, Clostridium ... #Anemia #Differential
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... smear changes are ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Streptobacillus moniliformis on peripheral smear and culture microscopy
 - blood culture; patient w/ outdoor exposure
 -
moniliformis on peripheral ... smear and culture ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... moniliformis #blood #smear ... #clinical #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
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Dehydrogenase ↑ - Peripheral ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... #Differential #