Malaria Flashcards
1
Q
Plasmodium ovale blood film
A
Enlarged RBC
Rocket ship (half smooth then jagged edges)
Trophozoite rings (single chromatin dot)
Schizonts
2
Q
Platelets in malaria
A
Thrombocytopenia
3
Q
Plasmodium falciparum blood film
A
Gametocyte (crescents)
Can have 2+ rings in a cell with 2 chromatin dots or one
4
Q
Microfilaria
A
Worms in tails/edges
5
Q
Sideroblastic anaemia
A
Pappenheimer bodies
Poikilocytosis
Acanthocytes
Burr cells
Schistocytes
Normocytic normochromic
6
Q
Sideroblasts
A
Iron stain- red/orange with nucleus and granules
7
Q
Siderocytes
A
Thick granules in a cell - dark colour
No nucleus
8
Q
WBC in post splenectomy
A
High
