Blood films Flashcards
When are smear/smudge cells seen?
CLL
When are target cells seen?
Sickle cell
Thalassaemia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Hyposplenism
Liver disease
When are tear drop cells seen?
Myelofibrosis
When are spherocytes seen?
Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
When are Howell-Jolly bodies seen?
Hyposplenism
When is basophilic stripping seen?
Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Myelodysplasia
When are Heinz bodies seen?
G6PD deficiency
Alpha thalassaemia
When are target cells seen?
Sickle cell
Thalassaemia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Hyposplenism
Liver disease
When are tear drop poikilocytes seen?
Myelofibrosis
When are spherocytes seen?
Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
When is basophilic stippling seen?
Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anaemia
Myelodysplasia
When are Heinz bodies seen?
G6PD deficiency
Alpha thalassaemia
When are schistocytes, or helmet cells, seen?
Intravascular haemolytic
Mechanical heart valve
DIC
When are pencil poikilocytes seen?
Iron deficiency anaemia
When are burr cells seen?
Uraemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency