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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Diagnosis #Dyspmorphic ... #BloodSmear ... GrepMed Recommended Text
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Basophils #MastCells #Pathology ... #Marrow #Smear ... #Microscopy #Comparison ... #Table #Clinical ... #Diagnosis
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
expression of Kell RBC ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... anemia #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... peripheral blood smear ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... Diagnosis? ... enlarged infected rbc ... #blood #clinical ... #pathology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology ... #clinical
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
polarized light microscopy ... Complete blood count (CBC ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis