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

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood Smear ... Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... scalloped edge) Rich Davis ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Nail Clubbing - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocrine Disease • Hyperthyroidism ... (Grave's Disease ... Defect #Nail #Clubbing
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... DIC, HELLP - Grafts ... Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Peripheral Blood Smear ... #Hemolysis #Differential