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MODULE 6 UNIT 1: RED BLOOD CELL ANOMALIES Flashcards

1
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impaired synthesis
- hemoglobin
- DNA
- heme

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  • MICROCYTE
  • MACRICYTE
  • Pappenheimer Bodies
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2
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excess surface membrane

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MACRICYTE
Target cells

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3
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erythropoietic activity
- stress
- increased
- elevated
- impaired

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  • MACRICYTE
  • POLYCHROMIA
  • Basophilic Stippling
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 more than one color; blue-gray discoloration of a red cell

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POLYCHROMIA

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– absorbs the alkaline stain

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 RNA remnants

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No central pallor

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HYPERCHROMIA
Spherocytes
Microspherocytes or pyropoikilocytes
Drepanocyte

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 sour cells or thorn cells

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Acanthocytes

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 spheroid

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Acanthocytes

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Acanthocytes

 no. of irregular spikes/spicules

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3-12

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o abnormal ratios of membrane lecithin and sphingomyelin

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Acanthocytes

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o increased ratio of cholesterol to lecithin

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Acanthocytes

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 burr cells, crenated cells or sea urchin cells

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Echinocytes

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 red cells with regular 10-30 scalloped short projections

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Echinocytes

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14
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 occur due to depletion of ATP and exposure to hypertonic salt solution

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Echinocytes

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15
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 appear as artifacts in air drying

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Echinocytes

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16
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Poikilocytes secondary to membrane abnormalities

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a. Acanthocytes
b. Echinocytes
c. Target cells or Codocytes
d. Elliptocytes
e. Ovalocytes
f. Spherocytes
g. Stomatocytes

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17
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Poikilocytes secondary to trauma

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a. Schistocytes/Schizocytes
b. Dacrocytes
c. Microspherocytes or pyropoikilocytes
d. Semi-lunar bodies

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18
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Poikilocytes secondary to abnormal hemoglobin content

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a. Drepanocyte

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19
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RED CELL INCLUSIONS

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  1. Howell-Jolly Bodies
  2. Basophilic Stippling
  3. Cabot Rings
  4. Heinz Bodies
  5. Hb H Inclusions
  6. Hb CC Crystals
  7. Hb SC Crystals
  8. Pappenheimer Bodies
  9. Parasites
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20
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MISCELLANEOUS

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  1. Autoagglutination
  2. Rouleaux Formation
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 Mexican hat cells

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Target cells

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22
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 bell or tall hat shaped cells on scanning electron microscope

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Target cells

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23
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 show a peripheral rim of hemoglobin surrounded by a clear area and central hemoglobinized area

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Target cells

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24
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o bull’s eye appearance

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Target cells

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25
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 codocytes

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Target cells

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26
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o due to excess surface membrane to volume ratio or increased cholesterol and phospholipids

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Target cells

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27
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 rod or cigar shaped

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Elliptocytes

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 narrower than ovalocytes

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Elliptocytes

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 Defects in the polymerization of hemoglobin that cause defects in the cytoskeleton or decreased membrane protein band 4.1

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Elliptocytes

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30
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 egg-like or oval-shaped

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Ovalocytes

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 wider than elliptocytes

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Ovalocytes

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32
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 change in shape is due to a bipolar arrangement of hemoglobin or reduction of membrane cholesterol

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Ovalocytes

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33
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 smaller red cells with concentrated hemoglobin

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Spherocytes

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34
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 Defective membrane (spectrin deficiency) that cause the lowest surface area to volume ratio

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Spherocytes

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35
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 Banked blood stored for a long time due to storage lesions

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Spherocytes

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36
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 mouth cells

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Stomatocytes

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37
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hydrocytes

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Stomatocytes

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38
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 slit-like pallor

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Stomatocytes

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 bowl-shaped

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Stomatocytes

40
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cloven or split

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schistos or schizo

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 fragmented red cells varying in size and shape

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Schistocytes/Schizocytes

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hornlike projections

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keratocytes/helmet cells

43
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– triangular with two (2) pallor areas

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knizocytes

44
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Extreme fragmentation of red cells in Schistocytes/Schizocytes is caused by:

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o presence of fibrin in the blood vessels
o altered vessel walls
o prosthetic heart valves

45
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Schistocytes/Schizocytes two variants

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keratocytes/helmet cells
knizocytes

46
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 tear-drop cells

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Dacrocytes

47
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 pearshaped cells with elongated point or tail

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Dacrocytes

48
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 morphological change happens during squeezing or fragmentation of the red cells during splenic passage

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Dacrocytes

49
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ruptured or fragmented

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Schistocytes/Schizocytes
Microspherocytes or pyropoikilocytes
Heinz Bodies

50
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red blood cells with smaller diameter that ruptures at a much lower temperature (450C) than a normal red cell (fragments at 490C)

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Microspherocytes or pyropoikilocytes

51
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 half-moon/crescent cells

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Semi-lunar bodies

52
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 large, pale pink staining ghosts of the red cells

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Semi-lunar bodies

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 form when the red cell membrane is disrupted causing the release of its content

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Semi-lunar bodies

54
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Ghost cells

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Semi-lunar bodies

55
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 sickle cells

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Drepanocyte

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 cresentshaped cells

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Drepanocyte
Semi-lunar bodies

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 defect lies in the abnormal polymerization of deoxygenated hemoglobin due to the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin compound

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Drepanocyte

58
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dot like inclusions inside red cells

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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 coarse, round densely stained purple granules

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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 1-2 um in size

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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 eccentrically located on the periphery of the red cell membrane

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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 may be found singly or in twos in a singular red cell

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

63
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 nuclear remnants that contain DNA

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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 Causing punctuate basophilia in the red cell

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Basophilic Stippling

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 round, dark blue granules that are uniformly distributed

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Basophilic Stippling

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 caused by precipitation of ribosomes and RNA in the cell

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Basophilic Stippling

67
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o ↑ polychromatophilia
o ↑ production of red cells

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Fine stippling

68
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: o caused by instability of RNA in a young cell

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 Coarse stippling

69
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thread-like structure inside red cell

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Cabot Rings

70
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may present as rings, loops, or figures of eight

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Cabot Rings

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 red to purple in color

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Cabot Rings

72
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 remnants of the microtubules of the mitotic spindle

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Cabot Rings

73
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precipitation of denatured hemoglobin due to oxidative injury

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Heinz Bodies

74
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 2-3 um in size

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Heinz Bodies
Pappenheimer Bodies

75
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 deep purple

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Heinz Bodies

76
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 found on the inner surface of the cell membrane

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Heinz Bodies

77
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 Multiple bodies can give a pitted golf-ball appearance to a cell

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Heinz Bodies

78
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 Only seen supravitally

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Heinz Bodies
Hb H Inclusions

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 Precipitation of Hb H is caused by Alpha-thalassemia otherwise known as Hb H disease

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Hb H Inclusions

80
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 appear as clam shells

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Hb CC Crystals

81
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 darkly staining hexagonal crystals with blunt ends

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Hb CC Crystals

82
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 dark-hued crystals of condensed Hb

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Hb SC Crystals

83
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 distort the red cell membrane

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Hb SC Crystals

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 A crystal can create a projection that is often straight with parallel sides:
o one blunt end
o one pointed protruding end

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Hb SC Crystals

85
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 resemble a Washington monument shape

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Hb SC Crystals

86
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 siderotic granules

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Pappenheimer Bodies

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 represent the unused iron deposits in the body due to defects in heme synthesis

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Pappenheimer Bodies

88
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 irregular blue inclusions

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Pappenheimer Bodies

89
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 aggregate in small clusters near the periphery of the cell

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Pappenheimer Bodies

90
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parasites that can be seen in blood include:

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o hemoflagellates (Leishmania species and Trypanosoma species)
o malaria (Plasmodium species)
o Babesia species

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Depending on the stages, they can be distinctly identified when they are present inside the red cells

92
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 a phenomenon when red cells aggregate into random clusters or masses due to exposure to various cell antibodies

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Autoagglutination

93
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 red cells agglutinate in the body’s own plasma or serum that contains no specific known agglutinins

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Autoagglutination

94
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stack of coin arrangement

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Rouleaux Formation

95
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o altered zeta potential

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Rouleaux Formation

96
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o ↑ plasma proteins

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Rouleaux Formation

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