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Rouleaux formation is common in IgM gammopathy and may be particularly striking

Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD@evemariecrane

#Rouleaux #formation
Rouleaux formation ... #Rouleaux #formation ... gammopathy #MGUS #Clinical ... #Pathology #Hematology ... #Smear
Plasma cell leukemia with extensive rouleaux formation. Aggressive disease & patients typically younger than other forms
extensive rouleaux formation ... leukemia #rouleaux #formation ... #Clinical #Smear ... #Hematology #Pathology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... significant fibrin clot formation ... causes #treatment #management ... #hematology
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 ... DIC, TTP, HUS) ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... #Analysis #hematology ... interpretation #clinical
ISTH Scoring System for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
Platelet count:
 • Expected: Low (or normal)
 • Elevation
Intravascular Coagulation (DIC ... accelerate thrombin formation ... reactant Blood smear ... small vessels #DIC ... Scoring #diagnosis #hematology
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Thrombocytopenic Purpura Clinical ... Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... Intracranial hemorrhage Management ... only for severe bleeding ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Autoagglutination should also be distinguished from “Rouleaux formation” wherein normal blood tends to form stacks on
from “Rouleaux formation ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Rouleaux #Formation ... #Hematology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
pain, abnormal bleeding ... ) • Rouleaux formations ... peripheral blood smear ... Electrophoresis #SPEP #Hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... • Peripheral smear ... • Significant bleeding ... Fibrinolysis & DIC ... #Leukemia #Hematology