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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
a linear red "Auer ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #AML
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... her peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia (blood ... granules, and Auer ... I see all of these ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer ... Hematology #Clinical #Smear
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Elliptocyte
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... smear indicates ... appearance of red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
individual’s red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy