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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
thought to be precursors ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
fetus/newborn the causes ... maturation of red cell precursors ... #Path #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia ... epidemiology of this disease ... history of the disease ... of B cells from precursor ... to produce all classes
Stomatocyte - The appearance of stomatocytes with their oval or rectangular central pallor has been compared
seen in liver disease ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
peripheral blood smear ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... patients if the cause ... dysplasia on the smear
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
This smear was from ...

Causes of spherocyte ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #

Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... ): - Amyloid precursor ... syndrome (amyloid precursor
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Normochromic RBCs on Smear ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... Spherocytes on Smear ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
encoding AVP-NPII precursor ... granulomatous diseases ... Primary renal disease ... uropathy, Metabolic causes ... ), Sickle cell disease