Histology FINAL Flashcards
hypochromic, microcytic red cells
hypochromic microcytic anemia of iron deficiency
Ringed Sideroblasts in bone marrow smear - iron in mitochondra
Sideroblastic Anemia
Basophilic Stippling, blood smear w/ ribosomal aggregates and nuclear remnants
Sideroblastic Anemia
Target Cells
Beta Thalassemia
hypersegmented neutrophil w/ 6-lobed nucleus and enlarged RBCs
Pernicious Anemia (B12)
hypersegmented neutrophil w/ 6-lobed nucleus and enlarged RBCs
Pernicious Anemia (B12)
spherocytes (no central pallor),
Hereditary Spherocytosis
elliptocytes, defect of rBC membrane cytoskeleton proteins (Spectrin)
Hereditary Elliptocytosis
low magnification shows sickle cells, and anisocytosis
HbC crystals on blood smear, target cells
Hemoglobin C
Warm agglutinin w/ spherocytes
RBC cold agglutination
Heinz bodies (denatured hemobglobin) and Bite Cells (splenic macrophages remove the heinz body inclusion s)
G6PD Deficiency
Schistocytes and helmet cells
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
Schistocytes and helmet cells
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
bone marrow: predominantly fat and few bone spicules
Aplastic Anemia
tear drop cells (dacrocytes)
Myelopthisic Anemia
replacement by tumor
Myelopthisic Anemia
bone marrow replaced w/ immature myeloid precursors
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Auer rods (composed of MPO) seen in cytoplasm of myeloid leukemic blasts
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
lots of larger azurophilic granules in cytoplasm
APML (M3)