Buzzwords

Question 1

anisocytosis

Answer 1

differently sized erythrocytes
iron deficiency anaemia

Question 2

howell-jolly bodies

Answer 2

nuclear dna
purple sphere - eosin stain
splenectomy SCD

Question 3

tear drop

Answer 3

meylofibrosis
dry and bloody tap

Question 4

heinz body

Answer 4

g6pd deficiency

NADPH deficient

Question 5

cabot ring

Answer 5

loops in erythrocytes
megaloblastic
b12

Question 6

rouleaux

Answer 6

multiple myeloma

Question 7

spherocytes

Answer 7

dereditary spehrocytosis

Question 8

target cells

Answer 8

thalassaemia

Question 9

acanthocytes

Answer 9

spike/spur cells
a betalipoprotaeniaemia

hyposplenism
liver disease

Question 10

burr cells

Answer 10

echinocyte

uraemia / GI bleed/ gastric Ca

Question 11

polychromasia

Answer 11

premature release from BM
diff coloured RBC

Question 12

reticuloctyes

Answer 12

immature RBC
methylene blue stain
ribosomal rna

haemolytic anaemia - increase

Question 13

right shift

Answer 13

hypermature white cells (neutrophils)
hypersegmented polymorphs
megaloblastic anaemia

Question 14

left shift

Answer 14

immature neutrophils suggests infection

Question 15

schistocyte

Answer 15

fragments of RBC
microangiopathic anaemia - DIC, HUS, TTP

pre eclampsia