Heme/Onc- SM lectures Flashcards
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Rouleaux Formation
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multiple myeloma, lymphomas, chronic inflammation, chronic infection
2
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Agglutination
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cold agglutinin autoimmune hemolysis
3
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Elliptocytes (ovalocytes)
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hereditary elliptocytosis, megaloblastic anemia
4
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Echinocytes (burr cells)
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chronic renal disease, hyperlipidemia
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Acanthocytes (spur cells)
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liver disease, abetalipoproteinemia
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Target cell
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chronic liver disease, lipid disorder, hemoglobinopathy (thalassemia, hemoglobin C)
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Teardrop cell
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bone marrow fibrosis, infiltration of the marrow (carcinoma)
8
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Spherocytes
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hereditary spherocytosis, immune hemolytic anemia
9
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Bite cells
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G-6-PD deficiency, unstable Hb, oxidant drugs
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Schistocytes
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microangiopathic hemolysis, artificial heart valve