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- Normal blood
- Most pink with sparse purple
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- Trypanosoma
- Protozoa with flagella, corkscrew like motion
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- Plasmodium vivax
- Ameboid between RBCs, infected RBCs appear larger
- most purple-silver slide
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- Mononucleosis
- Atypical lymphocytes
- Very light slide with minimal oblong lymphocytes
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- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Small mature-appearing lymphocytes
- Lots of purple lymphocytes
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- Iron deficiency anemia
- RBCs with small shape, clear color
- Red slide with medium amounts of purple
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- Anemia sickle cell
- RBC is cresent-shaped
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- Pernicious anemia
- hypersegmented neutrophils
- large faint transparent purple
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Mononucleosis
- C: Epstein-barr virus, kissing, sharing food
- E: fever, sore throat, fatigue, enlarged glands
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- C: bone marrow does not produce healthy lymphocytes
- E: weakness, fatigue, weight loss
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Plasmodium vivax
- C: protozoa parasite
- E: malaria --> enlarged spleen
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Iron deficiency anemia
- C: body doesn't get enough iron
- E: less Hb, less oxygen--> anemia
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Trypanosoma
- C: protozoa parasite
- E: headache, weakness, joint pain, extreme fatigue, insomnia at night
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Sickle cell anemia
- C: hereditary, mutation in Hb gene
- E: RBCs are cresent, stiff, sticky--> block blood flow
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Pernicious anemia
- C: vitamin B12 deficiency
- E: RBCs cannot divide, or are too large
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