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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 ... ~75% of human malaria ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood Smear ... Plasmodium falciparum malaria ... in a thin blood smear ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... cells: Sickle cell ... #Blood #Smear # ... Analysis #hematology
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral ... smear A college ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax #malaria ... #peripheral #smear
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... (black arrow) Peripheral ... smear changes are ... hemolytic #anemia #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... maturation • (Peripheral ... smear: Blasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Infections/toxins: Malaria ... Defects: Sickle cell ... Dehydrogenase ↑ - Peripheral ... Blood Smear ↑ abnormal ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hereditary: • Peripheral ... blood smear + DAT ... DAT (-) → Sickle Cell ... Malaria, Clostridium
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... CLL Epidemiology ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... workup #oncology #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral ... blood smear, HIV ... not required in all ... dysplasia on the smear ... Causes #Workup #hematology