Blood film Flashcards
What is a bite cell?
Type of cell formed when macrophages take a portion of the cell membrane e.g. G6PD
What are heinz bodies indicative of?
G6PD, alpha thalassaemia
What are dacrocytesindicative of?
Myelofibrosis
What are elliptocytes indicative of?
Iron deficiency, thalassaemia etc
What are target cells indicative of?
Sick cell/thalassaemia
Irone deficiency anaemia
Hyposplenism
Liver disease
What are spherocytes indicative of?
Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
What are basophilic stippling indicative of?
Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anaemia
Myelodysplasia
What are howell-jolly bodies indicative of?
Hyposplenism
What are schistocytes indicative of?
Intravascular haemolysis, mechanical heart valve, DIC
What are pencil poikilocytes indicative of?
Iron deficiency anaemia
What are burr cells indicative of?
Uraemia, pyruvate kinase deficiency
What are hyperhsegmented neutrophils indicative of?
Megaloblastic anaemia
What are smudge/smear cells?
CLL
