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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
on Peripheral Blood ... Smear Microscopy ... parasites per RBC ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... #smear
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm Blood ... Decreased RBC ... Infiltration Increased RBC ... Thalassemia • RBC ... Disorder • RBC
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Smear. ... parasitemia - normocytic RBCs ... multiples per RBC ... #Smear. ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... smear indicates ... appearance of red blood ... the size of the RBC ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #RBC #Autoagglutination
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... Clinical #Path #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #RBC #Autoagglutination
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Cell (RBC) Morphologies ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
Red Blood Cell Morphology ... Diagnosis #Path #Blood ... #Smear #RBC #Morphology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
2) External (RBC ... 3) Internal (RBC ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Peripheral blood eosinophils, Phase contrast microscopy, time lapse, 100x |Olympus CH30|

Carlos Martínez Figueroa @CarlosMartnezF7

#eosinophils #Peripheral #blood
Peripheral blood ... Phase contrast microscopy ... eosinophils #Peripheral #blood ... #smear #clinical ... #microscopy #hematology