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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... P. falciparum causes ... human malaria cases ... rare in blood smears ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
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 ... anemia Sickled red ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... Analysis #hematology #microscopy
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... appearance of red ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
schistocytes (red ... - non-specific red ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... on urine microscopy ... #Causes
Leukoerythroblastosis and myelophthisic anemia can be associated with any marrow-replacing process. In this case, the likely
In this case, the ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
Red cell autoagglutination ... process whereby red ... an individual’s red ... #Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
blasts is a linear red ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Gross Hematuria: Red ... urine sediment Microscopic ... urine sediment by microscopy ... pain + gross or microscopic ... microscopic and
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
Red cell autoagglutination ... process whereby red ... an individual’s red ... #Path #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #RBC