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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 ... Sickled red cells ... : Sickle cell disease ... interpretation #clinical
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... cell count (anemia ... Peripheral Smear ... Workup: • Complete ... smear • Bone marrow
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
smear or on bone ... - infiltrates (anemia ... • Peripheral smear ... more aggressive form ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... • Hypocellular myelodysplastic ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... result from low blood ... #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... causes #treatment #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... : • Full Blood ... #oncology #management
HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) - Truvada 

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available in the form of
available in the form ... of a single once-daily ... tablet, Truvada ... meet with their clinician ... PrEP actually works
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
can present as a single ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology