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26 Cards in this Set
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Acanthocyte or Spur cell
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Liver disease
Abetalipoproteinemia |
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Basophilic stippling
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Thalassemias
Anemia of chronic disease Iron deficiency Lead poisoning |
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Bite cell
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G6PD deficiency
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Elliptocyte
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Hereditary elliptocytosis
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Macro-ovalocyte
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Megaloblastic anemia (along with hypersegmented PMNs)
Marrow failure |
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Ringed sideroblasts
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Sideroblastic anemia
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Schistocyte or Helmet cell
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DIC
TTP/HUS Traumatic hemolysis |
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Sickle cell
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Sickle cell anemia
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Spherocyte
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Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune hemolysis |
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Teardrop cell
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Bone marrow infiltration (eg. myelofibrosis)
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Target cell
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HbC disease
Asplenia Liver disease Thalassemia |
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Heinz body
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Oxidation of iron from ferrous to ferric form leads to denatured hemoglobin precipitation and damage to RBC membrane.
Eventually leads to the formation of bite cells. Seen with alpha-thalassemia and G6PD deficiency |
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Howell-Jolly bodies
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Basophilic nuclear remnants found in RBCs
Seen with functional hyposplenia or asplenia |
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Basophilic nuclear remnants found in RBCs
Seen with functional hyposplenia or asplenia |
Howell-Jolly bodies
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Oxidation of iron from ferrous to ferric form leads to denatured hemoglobin precipitation and damage to RBC membrane.
Eventually leads to the formation of bite cells. Seen with alpha-thalassemia and G6PD deficiency |
Heinz bodies
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HbC disease
Asplenia Liver disease Thalassemia |
Target cells
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Bone marrow infiltration (eg. myelofibrosis)
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Teardrop cells
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Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune hemolysis |
Spherocytes
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Sickle cell anemia
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Sickle cells
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DIC
TTP/HUS Traumatic hemolysis |
Schistocytes or
Helmet cells |
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Sideroblastic anemia
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Ringed sideroblasts
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Megaloblastic anemia
Marrow failure |
Macro-ovalocytes
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Hereditary elliptocytosis
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Elliptocytes
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G6PD deficiency
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Bite cells
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Thalassemias
Anemia of chronic disease Iron deficiency Lead poisoning |
Basophilic stippling
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Liver disease
Abetalipoproteinemia |
Acanthocytes
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