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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
The photo on the ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
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 ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... #peripheral #clinical
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... present in the left photo ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... #Clinical #Path
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
#Clinical #Path ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
peripheral blood smears ... In the left photo ... trait do very well clinically ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear