Peripheral blood smear: Difference between revisions
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File:Micrograph of a red blood cells with an overlying platelet on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|When seeing what appears to a platelet overlying a red blood cells (as pictured), confirm that there is a halo. | File:Micrograph of a red blood cells with an overlying platelet on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|When seeing what appears to a platelet overlying a red blood cells (as pictured), confirm that there is a halo. | ||
File:Blood stages of P. falciparum over 48h.jpg| | File:Human blood film with babesia.jpg|Otherwise, make sure it is not '''babesia'''... | ||
File: | File:Blood stages of P. falciparum over 48h.jpg|... or '''malaria''' (appearance at different intraerythrocytic blood stages is pictured)... | ||
File:Thick blood film with Plasmodium falciparum rings and schizonts.png|If '''malaria''' is suspected, also make a thick blood film. | |||
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