Hematology
Normoblastosis in CBC: Counting and Morphology
Assessment of normoblastosis in CBC: over 100 normoblasts per 100 leukocytes, hematology analyzer scattergram, and blood smear morphology in anemia.
Tag
Complete Blood Count
Hematology
Folic Acid Deficiency and Anemia During Lactation
A clinical case review of anemia due to folic acid and vitamin D deficiency in a breastfeeding woman. Evaluation of complete blood count and biochemistry.
Laboratory methods
Lipemia in CBC: False MCHC and Plasma Replacement
How lipemia (chylosis) inflates hemoglobin and MCHC levels in a complete blood count. A method for correcting results using plasma replacement with saline solution.
Oncohematology
Blastemia in Peripheral Blood in Acute Leukemia
Clinical case of blastemia in a 90-year-old female patient: leukocytosis 81.9×10⁹/L, 35% blasts in peripheral blood, and cell morphology with Romanowsky stain.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: 48% Blasts in Peripheral Blood
A 90-year-old female patient's complete blood count: leukocytosis 22.7×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, severe anemia, and 48% blast cells in the peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Blasts in a Child's Blood Smear: Leukocytosis and Cytopenia
Clinical case of a 2-year-old child: leukocytosis 45.7×10⁹/L, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Differential diagnosis of blast cells in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Blasts in a Case of Leukopenia
Clinical case of 22% blasts detected in a blood smear from a 36-year-old female patient with pancytopenia: leukopenia 2.1×10⁹/L, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination of Erythrocytes in Complete Blood Count
Impact of cold agglutination on CBC parameters: falsely elevated MCHC, spurious erythrocytopenia, and correction by warming to 37 °C.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Blood Count Dynamics and Blasts in Smear
A clinical case of acute leukemia manifestation: transformation from leukopenia to leukocytosis with the appearance of blasts in peripheral blood over a month.
Hematology
Assessing Hemoglobin and Hematocrit in Blood Loss
Why hemoglobin and hematocrit levels don't always reflect acute blood loss severity: clinical parameter assessment and risks of unjustified blood transfusion.
Hematology
Complete Blood Count in ARVI: Causes of Leukopenia
Analysis of a complete blood count in a patient with ARVI: moderate leukopenia, relative monocytosis, and clinical interpretation of the leukocyte differential.
Oncohematology
Pancytopenia and Blasts Post-Chemotherapy: A Case Study
A case of pancytopenia with blasts and myelocytes after sarcoma chemotherapy: why bone marrow aspiration is essential over peripheral blood immunophenotyping.