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Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy ... parasites per RBC ... Babesia #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas #Microscopy ... #Pathology #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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(Pancytopenia, WBC ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES ... Leukostasis: • WBC ... STRUCTURAL ONCOLOGIC
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Morphology Microcytic RBC ... Bite Cell RBC: G6PD ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
multiples per RBC ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if high risk if WBC ... QD until normal WBC ... fluid overload, PCC ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
, breast CA - Hematologic ... : - Biopsy - Microscopic ... - CBC may also ... Syndrome #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology
An immune cell hunting a bacterium among red blood cells. It almost gets distracted by another
Filmed through a microscope ... #leukocyte #WBC ... bacteria #clinical #microbiology ... #video #microscopy