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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
The photo on the ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Osler's Nodes in a patient with infective endocarditis

67yo presents with R occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) attributed
with infective endocarditis ... Lesions are tender ... Blood cultures ( ... phenomena due to endocarditis ... #clinical #photo
Janeway Lesions in Endocarditis seen on Physical Exam 

Dr Supradip Ghosh
@dr_supradip

36 year old male with history
Blood cultures growing ... sister shared these photos ... persistent fever - Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #photo #dermatology
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... present in the left photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... Clinical conditions ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... and the right photo ... nucleated red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
from Infective Endocarditis ... So high index of ... clinical suspicion ... Hypercoagulable states • Clinical ... indwelling catheters • Clinical
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... In the left photo ... trait do very well clinically ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood