Blood films Flashcards

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Target cells

A
Sickle cell
Thalassaemia
Iron deficiency
Hyposplenism
Liver disease
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2
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Tear drop

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Myelofibrosis

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3
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Spherocytes

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Hereditary spherocytosis

Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia

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4
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Basophillic stippling

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Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anemia
Myelodysplasia

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5
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Howell-Jolly bodies

A

Hyposplenism

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6
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Heinz bodies

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G6PD deficiency

Alpha-thalassaemia

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7
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Schistocytes (‘helmet cells’)

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Intravascular haemolysis
Mechanical heart valve
Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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8
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‘Pencil’ poikilocytes

A

Iron defiency anaemia

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9
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Burr cells (echinocytes)

A

Uraemia

Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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10
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Acanthocytes

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Abetalipoproteinemia

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