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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... Microscopy - Multiple ... small parasites ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... peripheral #blood #smear
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

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#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Ovale on Blood Smear ... povale #Blood #Smear ... #microscopy #clinical ... microbiology #malaria #parasite
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Normal Blood Smear ... Disease • Parasites ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic ... polyangiitis (GPA) / microscopic ... #Lung #Nodule #Differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... blood count with differential ... Peripheral blood smear
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
://www.cdc.gov/parasites ... clinical #photo #smear ... #microscopy
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Fever #Travel #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Microscopic colitis ... Parasites: Giardia ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential