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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 #BlisterCells
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 ... #Clinical #Path ... #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Stomatocyte - The appearance of stomatocytes with their oval or rectangular central pallor has been compared
Clinical Correlation ... seen in liver disease ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Stomatocyte
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... caused by Borrelia ... Infectious Diseases ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
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 #Helmet
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... ): - Amyloid precursor ... syndrome (amyloid precursor
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 #Spherocytes

Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... phase: Peripheral smear
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Peripheral blood smear ... malignancy, autoimmune disease ... Recent travel/Fevers ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... - Sickle cell disease ... Sarcoidosis - Crohn disease ... Noninfectious #Causes