RBC mprphology Key names Flashcards

1
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anisocytosis

A

: RBCs of varying sizes

Iron def anemia

also have: poikilocytosis - RBC varying shapes

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2
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drepranocytes

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aka: sickle cell

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3
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howell jolly bodies

A

sickle cell anemia

or post splenectomy

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4
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hypersegmented neutrophils

A

vit B12 def

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5
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poikilocytosis

A

: RBC varying shapes

Iron def anemia

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6
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Rouleaux formation

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: RBC stacked like coins

Multiple myeloma, infection, DM

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