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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Pathologic Red Blood ... #RedBloodCell #Morphology ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas ... #Microscopy #Pathology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... signs or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Chemotherapy (e.g ... Unstable hemoglobin disorders ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy ... #atlas #nomenclature
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... , not a morphologic ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... procedures - Infection ... #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
other reproducible morphologic ... inclusions - If infection ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology #testing
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Labs/Diagnosis: ... vasculitis - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... (e.g. systemic ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... classification #rheumatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Approach and Differential ... Diagnosis The ... than one cause (e.g ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Approach ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... • Inflammatory disorders ... dystrophies Work