Blood films Flashcards
1
Q
tear drop cells ?
A
myelofibrosis
2
Q
target cells ?
A
iron deficiency anaemia sickle cell thalassaemia hyposplenism liver disease
3
Q
spherocytes ?
A
spherocytosis
autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
4
Q
howell-jolly bodies ?
A
hyposplenism
5
Q
basophilic stippling ?
A
lead poisoning
thalassaemia
siderblastic anaemia
myelodysplasia
6
Q
Heinz bodies ?
A
G6PD deficiency
alpha thalassaemia
7
Q
schistocytes/ ‘helmet cells’
A
intravascular haemolysis (cold AIHA) mechanical heart valve DIC
8
Q
pencil poikoilocytes?
A
iron deficiency anaemia
9
Q
features of iron deficiency anaemia ?
A
pencil poikilocytes
target cells
anisopoikilocytes
10
Q
features of hyposplenism ?
A
target cells
Howell-Jolly bodies
acanthocytes
siderotic granules
11
Q
akanthocytes ?
A
hyposplenism
12
Q
burr cells ?
A
uraemia
13
Q
siderotic granules ?
A
hyposplenism
14
Q
aeur rods ?
A
AML
15
Q
blast cells ?
A
AML
