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Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... under the microscope ... under a microscope ... smear • Bone marrow ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
Autoagglutination should also be distinguished from “Rouleaux formation” wherein normal blood tends to form stacks on
blood tends to ... dilution with normal ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Rouleaux
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... She was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... Diagnosis? ... rbc up to 1.5 x normal ... #blood #clinical ... #pathology
Indications for Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
 • Suspected multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, primary amyloidosis, or related
• New-onset anemia ... fatigue, bone pain, abnormal ... on peripheral blood ... smear • Renal ... • Unexplained pathologic
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... smear - RBC agglutination ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... sensitize red blood
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... - HCV - HIV ... syndrome (MDS) (normal ... result from low blood ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... deficiency - Abnormal ... Sjogren's, GPA, EGPA, Microscopic ... ITP - APLS - HIT ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Investigations: full blood ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical