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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
on Peripheral Blood ... Smear Microscopy ... parasites per RBC ... richdavisphd #Babesia #clinical ... #smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Smear. ... multiples per RBC ... #Smear. ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... smear indicates ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Rouleaux in urine sediment - Urine Microscopy
Rouleaux in urine sediment. As the finding in the blood
sediment - Urine Microscopy ... finding in the blood ... smears, it is caused ... urine #sediment #Microscopy ... #clinical #nephrology
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy ... #RBC #Autoagglutination
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy ... #RBC #Autoagglutination
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... #Hematuria #Differential ... causes #urology #nephrology ... #renal #urine #blood
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations depending on clinical ... screen, including blood ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
on Peripheral Blood ... Smear 23M Somali ... Hgb 12.5, WBC 14 ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... younger pts) Differential ... sensitize red blood