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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 ... P. falciparum causes ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Leukoerythroblastosis and myelophthisic anemia can be associated with any marrow-replacing process. In this case, the likely
In this case, the ... Leukoerythroblastosis #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Clinical
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
neutrophil in a case ... of acute myeloid ... neutrophils #AML #Clinical ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... features in most cases ... #Auer #Rods #Acute ... APML #Pathology #Hematology ... #Clinical #Smear
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy ... #Clinical #Blood
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... Circulation Failure Kidney ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... phase: Peripheral smear ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Peripheral Blood Smear ... , acute and convalescent ... often experience acute ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management