RBC Anomalies from Reviewer Flashcards

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Normal RDW - (homogenous/heterogenous)

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Homogenous

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This can help determine the cause of anemia when correlated with MCV

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RBC Distribution width

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Increased RDW - (homogenous/heterogenous)

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Heterogenous

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Enumerate depictions of abnormal RBC morphology that may appear on a peripheral smear

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Basophilic stippling
Howell-Jolly bodies
Cabot’s ring bodies
Heinz’s bodies

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4
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This is the size variation of RBC

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Anisocytosis

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What are the different variations in RBC size?

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Microcytosis

Macrocytosis

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