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 stippling 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
When are hyperhsegmented neutrophils seen?
Megaloblastic anaemia
What are the typical features of hyposplenism on a blood film?
Target cells
Howell Jolly bodies
Pappenheimer bodies
Acanthocytes
What are the typical features of iron deficiency anaemia on a blood film?
Target cells
Pencil poikilocytes
What is seen on a blood film with intravascular haemolysis?
Schistocytes
When is basophilic stippling seen?
Lead poisoning
Sideroblastic anaemia
