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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Rich Davis, PhD, ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... scalloped edge) Rich Davis ... falciparum #Blood #Smear
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Peripheral Blood Smear ... parasitemia Rich Davis ... peripheral #blood #smear
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... malaria #peripheral #smear
Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Thinning - POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Grading #grades ... radiology #ultrasound #pocus
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
DIC, HELLP - Grafts ... Peripheral Blood Smear
Pyloric Stenosis

Dr. Michael Schick @UltrasoundStuff - UC Davis Emergency Medicine 
#Clinical #Peds #Pediatrics #POCUS #Pyloric #Stenosis
UltrasoundStuff - UC Davis ... Peds #Pediatrics #POCUS
Giardia lamblia trophozoites on stool microscopy
A classic ova and parasite trichrome stain showing owl-eyed Giardia trophozoites
Giardia lamblia trophozoites ... owl-eyed Giardia trophozoites ... Rich Davis, PhD ... Giardia #lamblia #trophozoites
Entamoeba coli trophozoite on Microscopy
 - large, eccentric karyosome, coarse chromatin
 - messy cytoplasm
 - 15-25um
Entamoeba coli trophozoite ... 10-35um) Rich Davis ... Entamoeba #coli #trophozoite