Erythrocytes Images Flashcards
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schistocyte
erithrocyte fragments with pointed extremities
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prekeratocyte aka blister cell
RBC containing 1 or more intact holes
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keratocyte aka helmet cell
RBC with ruptured holes
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acanthocyte aka spur cell
RBC with irregularly spaced and variably sized spicules
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echinocyte aka burr cells
spiculated Rbc, evenly spaced, of similar size, regular, symmetrical
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dacrocyte
teardrop shaped with single elongated/pointed extremity
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drepanocyte
“sickle cell” associated with sickle cell anemia
spindle shaped RBC. elliptical but curved and indented on one side
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eccentrocytes
Hgb localized to part of cell