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29 Cards in this Set
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Mature rbc |
Discocyte |
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Variation in size of RBC |
Anisocytosis |
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Alteration in color |
Anisochromia |
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Variation in shape |
Poikilocytosis |
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RBC size |
6-8um |
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Larger than normal size |
>8um Macrocytic |
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Smaller than normal |
<6um Microcytic |
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Macrocytosis |
>8um MCV = >100 fl |
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Microcytosis |
<6um MCV = <80fl |
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Central pallor exceeds 1/3 of the cell's diameter |
Hypochromia |
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Polychromasia |
Blue-gray coloration in immature RBC |
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Few thorny spike-like projections |
Acanthocytes |
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Burr cells. Pointed projections |
Echinocytes |
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Contains one or more vacuole |
Blister cells |
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Larger part of the cell that remains after rupturing of a blister cell |
Helmet cells |
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Fragments of erythrocytes that are small and irregularly shape |
Schistocytes |
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Partially deformed RBC. Horn cell |
Keratocyres |
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Rod, cigar, sausage shape |
Elliptocytes |
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Oval or egg-like megalocytes |
Oval macrocytes |
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Crescent-shaped poikilocytes |
Drepanocytes |
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Extremely compact and round shape without central pallor |
Spherocytes |
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Slit-like opening that resemles a mouth |
Stomatocytes |
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Codocytes |
Taret cells. Shooting target. Red bulls eye |
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Tear drop shape/ teardrop cell |
Dacryocytes |
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Round, blue inclusions that can be seen with supra vital stain |
Heinz bodies |
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Round, dark blue to purple inclusion |
Howell-jolly bodies |
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Ring shaped figure of eight |
Cabot rings |
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Purple dots in wright stain |
Pappenheimer bodies |
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Tiny round dark blue granules |
Basophilic stipplings |
