RBC anomalies Flashcards
increased number of red cells with variation in size
Anisocytosis
normal RBCs diameter
7-8um
80-100 fL
-associated with impaired DNA synthesis
Macrocytes
associated with defective hemoglobin formation
microcytes
Four ways to detect anisocytosis:
1) nucleus of a lymphocyte
2) MCV value
3) RDW value
4) RBC histogram
a calculated index (from the RBC histogram) given by hematology analyzers to
help identify anisocytosis and provide information about its degree
red cell distribution width (RDW)
DERIVATION OF RDW-CV
A - Beckman Coulter, Inc
B - Sysmex Corporation
RDW ref. range for newborns
14.2% to 19.9%
visual display of cell size in RBC histogram
X-axis
cell frequency or the number of cells in RBC histogram
Y-axis
two parameters calculated from RBC histogram
: MCV and RDW
shift to the right.
RBCs are macrocytic,
shift to the left
RBCs are microcytic
bimodal
two populations of RBCs in the sample
wider or flattened curve on a histogram indicates
more variation in the size of the cells
General term for a variation in the normal coloratio
anisochromia
occurrence of hypochromic cells and normochromic cells in the same blood smear
anisochromia
hypocrhomic cells
central pallor 1/3 of diameter (microcytic)
grading of hypochromia 4+
thin rim of hemoglobin
Pesary cell/ghost cell
Anulocyte
-thin rim of Hgb
RBCs that lack central pallor even though they lie in a desirable area for evaluation
Hyperchromic cells
basically the only disease in which the MCHC is high
Hereditary Spherocytosis
symptomatic HS 3 clinical manifestation
1) Splenomegaly
2) Anemia
3) Jaundice
HS MCHC value
35-38 g/dL
more sensitive
alternative test for
confirmation of HS.
EMA binding test
larger than normal red cells with bluish tinge (Wright’s stain)
Polychromatophilic erythrocytes
bluish tinge in Polychromatophilic erythrocytes
residual RNA
increased number of red cells with variation in SHAPE
Poikilocytosis
Almost spherical in shape
Lacks the central pallor
SPHEROCYTE
STOMATOCYTE aka
Mouth cell
Elongated RBCs with a slit-like
central pallo
STOMATOCYTE
-most common
form of
stomatocytosis
Dehydrated hereditary
stomatocytosi
appears to have puddled at one end
Dehydrated hereditary
stomatocytosi
ACANTHOCYTE aka
thorn cell/spur cell
RBCs with irregularly
spiculated surface
ACANTHOCYTE
Abetalipoproteinemia aka
Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
& Hereditary acanthocytosis
characterized by
defective apo B
synthesis
Abetalipoproteinemia