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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... multiples per RBC ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... rare in blood smears
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... RBCs Decreased RBC ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Disorder • RBC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
Care TRICC - NEJM ... - ICU FOCUS - NEJM ... studies show that PRBC ... unnecessary and cause ... VisualAbstract #Trials #PRBC
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... parasites per RBC ... peripheral #blood #smear
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
#Path #Blood #Smear ... #RBC #Morphology
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
peripheral-blood smear ... PlasmaCell #Leukemia #Smear ... #NEJM
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
#Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... Derm #Pathology #Smear ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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↑ LDH • Anti-RBC ... C3d • Blood smear ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... practices that could cause ... peripheral blood smear ... patients if the cause ... dysplasia on the smear