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Pathophysiology Flashcards

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Acanthocytes (“spur cells”)

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Liver disease
Abetaliproproteinaemia
Vitamin E deficiency

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Echinocytes (burr cells”)

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Liver disease
ESRD
Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells)

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Bone marrow infiltration (e.g. myelofibrosis)

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Schistocytes (helmet cells)

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Microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (e.g. DIC, TTP/HUS, HELP)

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Degmacytes (bite cells)

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G6PD deficiency
(Removal of heinz bodies by splenic macrophages - They deg them off or bite them out)

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