3 results
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... causes ~75% of ... human malaria cases ... #microbiology #malaria
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral blood smear ... HTN) • Recent travel ... Malaria, Clostridium ... #causes
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
No hemolytic anemia ... Babesiosis • Plasmodium ... falciparum: ... Most cases of malaria ... chest film; blood-smear