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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Peripheral Smear ... dysplastic erythroid precursors ... Workup: • Complete ... Peripheral blood smear
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
thought to be precursors ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
LDH Peripheral smear ... Laboratory #Testing #workup
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
/uL Initial Workup ... acid, peripheral smear ... Algorithm #hematology #workup
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
maturation of red cell precursors ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Summary of haemotology cell lineages and the malignancies associated with them. Visit gramproject.com for more medical
cell #lineage #precursors
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Thick and thin smear ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Megaloblastic Anemia vs Normal Peripheral Smear

#Megaloblastic #Anemia #Peripheral #Smear #Comparison #Clinical #Hypersegmented #Neutrophil
Normal Peripheral Smear ... Anemia #Peripheral #Smear