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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
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
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red blood cells ... on urine microscopy ... Hematuria with active ... Hematuria with active
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... /uL Initial Workup ... acid, peripheral smear ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hematology #workup
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
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
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
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... (RBC = red blood ... ordering a peripheral smear ... of the initial work-up ... #Workup #AAFP