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Peripheral Blood Film Flashcards

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What are acanthocytes?

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spicules on RBCs due to unstable RBC membraen lipid structure

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What are the causes of acanthocytes?

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splenectomy; alcoholic liver disease; abetalipoproteinaemia; spherocytosis

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What is anisocytosis?

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variation in RBC size

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When is anisocytosis seen?

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megaloblastic anaemia; thalassaemia; IDA

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What is basophilic RBC stippling?

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denatured RNA foudn in RBCs indicating acclereated erythropoiesis or defected Hb synthesis

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What conditions can cause basophilic RBC stippling?

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lead poisoning; megaloblastic anaemia; myelodysplasia; liver disease; haemologinopath

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What are blasts?

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nucleated precursor cells

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What are Burr cells (echinocytes)?

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RBC projections but less marked than in acanthocytes

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What causes Burr cells?

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liver or renal failure

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When are Cabot rings seen?

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pernicious anaemia; lead poisoning; bad infections

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What are howell-jolly bodies/

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DNA nuclear remnants in RBCs normally removed by the spleen

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What is left shift?

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immature neutrophils released from the marrow

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What are the causes of hypochromia?

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IDA; thalassaemia; sideroblastic anaemia

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What are pappenheimer bodies?

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granules of siderocytes containing iron

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When are pappenheimer bodies seen?

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lead poisoning; carcinomatosis; post-splenectomy

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What is poikilocytosis?

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variation in RBC shape

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When is poikilocytosis seen?

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IDA; myelofibrosis; thalassameia

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What is right shift?

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hyper mature white cells, hypersegmented polymorphs

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When is right shift seen?

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megaloblastic anaemia; uraemia; liver disease

20
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What is rouleaux formation?

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red cells stack on each other causing raised ESR

21
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What causes rouleaux formation?

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chronic inflammation; paraproteinaemia; myelom

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What are schistocytes?

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fragmented RBCs sliced by fibrin bands in intravascular haemolysis

23
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When conditions are spherocytes found in?

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hereditary spherocytosis; AI haemolytic anaemia

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What are target cells?

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RBCs with central staining; ring of pallor and outer rim of staining

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when are target cells seen?

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liver disease; hyposplenism; thalassamiea; IDA

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When are tear-drop RBCs seen?

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extramedullary haematopoiesis

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