Blood films - pathology Flashcards
1
Q
Target cells
A
Sickle-cell/thalassaemia
Iron-deficiency anaemia
Hyposplenism
Liver disease
2
Q
‘Tear-drop’ poikilocytes
A
Myelofibrosis
3
Q
Spherocytes
A
Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia
4
Q
Basophilic stippling
A
Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anaemia
Myelodysplasia
5
Q
Howell-Jolly bodies
A
Hyposplenism
6
Q
Heinz bodies
A
G6PD deficiency
Alpha-thalassaemia
7
Q
Schistocytes (‘helmet cells’)
A
Intravascular haemolysis
Mechanical heart valve
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
8
Q
‘Pencil’ poikilocytes
A
Iron deficency anaemia
9
Q
Burr cells (echinocytes)
A
Uraemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
10
Q
Acanthocytes
A
Abetalipoproteinemia
