Hematology

This peripheral blood smear is from a 76​-year-old woman diahnosed with bladder cancer and with a history of T-cell lymphoproliferative.

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Laboratory date include: WBC =51.2 x 10E9/L; RBC = 3.69 x 10E12/L; HGB = 12.2 g/dL; HCT =35.9%; MCV = 97 fL; MCHC = 34.2 g/dL; PLT =108 x 10E9/L; and RDW =16%. Identify the arrowed object(s) on each image.

This peripheral blood smear is from a 30​-year-old woman with untreated parasitic infection due to tropical filariasis.

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Laboratory date include: WBC =19.1 x 10E9/L; RBC = 4.50 x 10E12/L; HGB = 13.7 g/dL; HCT =41.0%; MCV = 88 fL; MCHC = 35.0 g/dL; PLT =180 x 10E9/L; and RDW =14%. Identify the arrowed object(s) on each image.