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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... Smear. ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... #Smear. ... #peripheral #clinical
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... Smear A classic ... falciparum malaria trophozoites ... smear. ... #Smear #peripheral
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral ... smear A college ... Diagnosis? ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... #smear #blood #
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
) Tick takes a blood ... into host) 2) Trophozie ... into host) 7) Trophozie ... Babesia #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... and laboratory diagnosis ... (black arrow) Peripheral ... smear changes are ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dehydrogenase ↑ - Peripheral ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
She was diagnosed ... treatment, her peripheral ... blood smear showed ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Therefore, studies obtained at the initial presentation in the emergency department should evaluate for fibrinolysis with
A complete blood ... , as well as a peripheral ... smear to evaluate ... #Diagnosis #Honc
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... Blast cells - Blood ... smear: Blasts ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis