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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Blood Smear. ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... ~75% of human malaria ... #Blood #Smear. ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
trophozoites (and ... malaria trophozoites ... smear. ... #Blood #Smear # ... clinical #microscopy #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Plasmodium Falciparum ... Gametocytes on Blood ... Smear. ... #Blood #Smear. ... #microbiology #malaria
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Peripheral blood ... smear + DAT + further ... Malaria, Clostridium ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... type ± C3d • Blood ... smear: Differential ... #Anemia #diagnosis
Plasmodium falciparum life cycle
1: Mosquito bite, transmission of sporozoite
2: Liver, Asexual replication. 1 sporozoite → 10-30,000
Plasmodium falciparum ... merozoites 3: Blood ... RBC and become trophozoites ... #Plasmodium #falciparum ... #lifecycle #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... - Peripheral Blood ... Smear ↑ abnormal
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic ... and laboratory diagnosis ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... Diagnosis? ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax #malaria ... #blood #clinical
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... subtertian: P. falciparum ... Blackwater fever (Falciparum ... hemolysis) • ... #Differential #Diagnosis