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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... • Peripheral blood ... smear + DAT + further ... → Sickle Cell anemia ... Malaria, Clostridium
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... anemia. ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... #Pathology #Smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood ... Smear. ... #Smear. ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... #Peripheral #Blood ... #Smear #Analysis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... AIHA • Anemia ... type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Smear. ... ~75% of human malaria ... #Smear. ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
smear showed numerous ... , a form of hemolytic ... inflexible and prone to hemolysis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #smear
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... thalassemia, and some hemolytic ... anemias. ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

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#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood ... Smear Emory_MedMicro ... #Smear #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology ... #malaria #parasite