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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 #
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... TBRF is caused by ... sensitivity of blood smear ... Infectious Diseases ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear
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 ... dysplasia on the smear ... #Workup #hematology
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 ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Bone marrow disease ... deficiency • Liver disease ... Von Willebrand disease ... mountain spotted fever ... #rheumatology #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... decades of life Causes ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , fatigue, Nausea ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Normal Blood Smear ... • Pancreatic Disease ... • Liver Disease ... #Hematology
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease
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
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Inflammation: high fever ... phase: Peripheral smear ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever