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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
Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... smear. ... scalloped edge) Rich Davis ... #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Smear. ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... #Smear. ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #malaria
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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