blood films Flashcards
what causes target cells
-sickle cell/thalasseamia
-iron deficiency anaemia
-hyposplenism
-liver disease
anything that decreases haemoglobin
what causes tear drop poikilocytes
myelofibrosis
what causes spherocytes
-hereditary spherocytosis
-autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
what causes basophilic stippling
-lead poisoning
-thalassaemia
-sideroblastic anaemia
-myelodysplasia
howell-jolly bodies
hyposplenism
heinz bodies
-G6PD deficiency
-alpha-thalassaemia
schistocytes
-intravascular haemolysis
-mechanical heart valve
-DIC
anything that destroys red blood cells
schistocytes
-intravascular haemolysis
-mechanical heart valve
-DIC
anything that destroys red blood cells
pencil poikilocytes
iron deficiency anaemia
target cells
tear drop poikilocytes
spherocytes
basophilic stippling
hypersegmented neutrophils
megaloblastic anaemia
howell jolly bodies
heinz bodies
schistocytes
pencil poikilocytes
smudge cells
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
