Recalls (Hema)

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Abnormal variation in size of erythrocyte.

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Anisocytosis

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Abnormal variation in shape of the erythrocyte?

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Poikilocytosis

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Erythrocyte with a diameter of 9-12 microns.

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Macrocytes

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RBC shows a peripheral time of hemoglobin with a dark staining central area.

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Target cell

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RBC with the bull’s eye appearance.

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Thalassemia

Liver disease

Post splenectomy

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⬆️ in iron in the mitochondria of normoblasts.

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Sideroblastic anemia

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Chronic blood loss?

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Iron deficiency

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Iron deficiency anemia

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Low serum iron, high TIBC

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Polycythemia vera

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Pancytosis

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Not typically seen in the peripheral smear in megaloblastic anemia.

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Spherocytes

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⬆️ in osmotic fragility in RBCs.

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Hereditary spherocytosis

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Contain iron stained granules.

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Siderocytes

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Remnant of nuclear DNA in RBC?

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Howell - Jolly body

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RNA remains in RBC when stained with?

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New methylene blue

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Cabot rings found in?

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Erythrocytes

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Excess membrane for cell volume (bull’s eye).

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Target cell

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Decreased cell membrane with same cell volume.

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Spherocytes

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“Pitting” of red blood cell inclusion by spleen.

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Bite cell

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Crystallization of abnormal hemoglobin during oxygen deprivation.

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Sickle cell

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RNA inclusion.

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Reticulocyte

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DNA inclusion?

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Howell - jolly body

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Iron inclusion?

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Pappenheimer body

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Hemoglobin inclusion?

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Heinz body

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Decreased white cells, red cell and platelets.

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Pancytopenia

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Granulocytes released prematurely to myelocyte stage.

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Left shift

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⬆️ polychromasia?

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Reticulocytosis

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WBC count >50,000 /ul?

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Leukomoid reaction

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WBC inclusion?

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Dohle bodies

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G6PD deficiency.

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Hexose monophosohate shunt (HMP)

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Pelger huet anomaly.

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2 lobes & hyperclumped chromatin

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Lupus cells (LE), most probable source of confusion?

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Tart cells

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Maybe confused with a shift to the left?

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Pelger-Huet

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Stain that differentiates AML from ALL?

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Peroxidase

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Philadelphia chromosome.

A low neutrophil alkaline phosphatase NAP/LAP is seen in?

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CGL (Chronic granulocytic leukemia)

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Auer rods.

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Acute granulocytic leukemia

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Increased titer or antinuclear antibody (ANA) aids in the diagnosis of?

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SLE

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Reed steinberg cells

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Hodgkin’s disease

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Increased basophils and or eosinophils in the early stages.

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Chronic myelocytic leukemia

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Leucopenia in >50% of ptxs with >90% massive splenomegaly is most likely?

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Hairy cell leukemia

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Peroxidase is negative for?

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Lymphocytes

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Most chronic lymphocytic leukemias are neoplasm of?

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B lymphocytes

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Giant, bizarre platelets, nRBCs & teardrop red blood cells?

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Myelofibrosis

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Last red blood cell precursor to retain the nucleus before it becomes an erythrocyte?

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Metarubricyte

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Stain positive for hairy cell leukemia?

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ACP

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Hodgkin’s disease.

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High WBC count with neutrophilia, high ESR, low serum iron

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*Requires fresh samples?

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Myeloperoxidase & LAP

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*Present in neutrophils but NOT in monocytes?

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NAP/LAP

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*RBC histogram

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MCV & RDW

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*ALL is diff from AML

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ALL is negative to both peroxidase & esterase

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*Appropriate screening for HbS

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Sodium dithionite test

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*Maturation time: 3-5 days, including tissue phase: 121 days

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Erythrocytes

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*Maturation time: hours to few days, life span including tissue phase: 9-10 days

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Granulocytes