RBC Abnormalities: Miscellaneous Flashcards
1
Q
Clumping of Red Cells
Rosette forms
A
Agglutination
2
Q
Individual’s red cells agglutinate in his own plasma or serum
A
Autoagglutination
3
Q
Cold Agglutinin Disease
A
Agglutination
4
Q
Primary Atypical Pneumonia
A
Agglutination
5
Q
Cold Antibodies
A
Anti-I (IgM)
6
Q
Paroxysimal Cold Hemoglobinuria
A
Anti-P
7
Q
This is form due to an artifact; delay in smearing the blood
A
Rouleaux formation
8
Q
Rolls or stacks of RBC
A
Rouleaux formation
9
Q
Formed due to presence of Abnormal globulins and fibrinogen
A
Rouleaux formation
10
Q
SEEN IN PATIENT WITH:
MULTIPLE MYELOMA
MACROGLOBULINEMIA
A
Rouleaux formation
11
Q
Increased Plasma Globulins
A
Multiple Myeloma
12
Q
Increased Fibrinogen
A
Expanders
Wharton’s Jelly
13
Q
Wharton’s jelly shall be washed
A
6-8x
14
Q
Mcleod Phenotype
A
Acanthocytes
15
Q
Rh null syndrome
A
Stomatocytes
