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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... Dacrocytes are found ... some hemolytic anemias ... #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 ... is mechanical trauma ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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 ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... trait do very well clinically ... no significant anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... forms of shock are ... patients with trauma ... shock is often clinically ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... and hemolytic anemias ... When spherocytes are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Band neutrophils are ... of peripheral blood ... cultures, including blood ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Immune hemolytic anemia ... Workup: • Full Blood ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... removal from the blood ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... poikilocyte in the left photo ... cells in the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood