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