Blood Films Flashcards
1
Q
Target cells
A
- Sickle cell
- Thalassaemia
- Iron def anaemia
- Hyposplenism
- Liver disease
2
Q
Tear-drop poikilocytes
A
Myelofibrosis
3
Q
Spherocytes
A
- Hereditary spherocytosis
- Autoimmune-haemolytic anaemia (AIHA)
4
Q
Basophilic Stippling
A
- Thalassaemia
- Siderblastic anaemia
- Myelodysplasia
- Lead poisoning
5
Q
Howell-Jolly bodies
A
Hyposplenism
6
Q
Heinz Bodies
A
- G6PD Deficiency
- Alpha-thalassaemia
7
Q
Shistocytes (‘Helmet cells’)
A
- Intravascular haemolysis
- Mechanical heart valve
- DIC
8
Q
Pencil Poikilocytes
A
Iron-deficiency anaemia
9
Q
Burr Cells
A
- Uraemia
- Pyruvate kinase deficiency