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Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
granules, and Auer rods ... I see all of these ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer #Rods ... promyelocytic #leukemia #APL ... Hematology #Clinical #Smear
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
occasional Auer rods ... promyelocytic leukemia (APL ... peripheral blood smear ... In addition to APL ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
linear red "Auer rod ... myelogenous leukemia (AML ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... Microscopy #Auer #Rods ... #AuerRods #AML
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Auer Rods - Bone ... prominent Auer rods ... Clinical #Path #APL ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL ... , CML, AML, APML ... peripheral blood smear ... 50-60 • Auer Rods ... • Peripheral smear
Capnocytophaga spp on Culture and Blood Smear
Associated w/ dog/human oral flora, can cause bacteremia in immunocompromised
Culture and Blood Smear ... Gram negative rods ... Culture #Blood #Smear ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... peripheral blood smear ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
ordering a peripheral smear ... serum level for all ... of the initial work-up ... Homocysteine #Algorithm #Workup
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Gram-negative rod ... stain: Peripheral smear ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
fluid analysis in all ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology