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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
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia ... Peripheral blood smear ... Immune mediated hemolysis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic ... UnremarkableLab #Hemolytic
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum ... trophozoites (and ... cells) - Blood Smear ... malaria trophozoites ... clinical #microscopy #malaria
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... Urobilinogen #Hemolysis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
bacteremia • Malaria ... endocarditis, malaria ... subtertian: P. falciparum ... Blackwater fever (Falciparum ... hemolysis) •
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
No hemolytic anemia ... • Plasmodium falciparum ... Causes of Fever: • Falciparum ... malaria • Enteric ... chest film; blood-smear