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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
a linear red "Auer ... of crystallized granules ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
abundant cytoplasmic granules ... peripheral blood smear ... decreased secondary granules ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Auer Rods - Bone ... had prominent Auer ... APL #AuerRods #Auer ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
overt cytoplasmic granules ... , and Auer rods. ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer ... Hematology #Clinical #Smear
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... tubular proteinuria, granular ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Identification Algorithm ... Identification #Algorithm ... #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... • Peripheral smear ... distinctive primary granules
Neoplastic plasma cells with nucleoli (left image) and intranuclear Dutcher body (right image).

Dutcher bodies are round,
appear somewhat granular ... Pathology #Clinical #Smear ... #Microscopy #PlasmaCells