Red Blood Cell Abnormalities

Question 1

4+ polychromatomasia grading indicates _____% of reticulocytes

Answer 1

More than 11%

Question 2

Benzene and chloramphenicol may cause _____type of anemia

Answer 2

Normocytic, Normochromic

Question 3

Howell-jolly bodies, macrocytes, and hyper segmented neutrophils are seen in what size of cells

Answer 3

Microcytic

Question 4

In megaloblastic anemia:

Retic, WBC, PLT counts are ______ (low or high)

Answer 4

Low

Question 5

D.Latum parasitic infection may cause ______ anemia.

Answer 5

Megaloblastic anemia

Question 6

A hookworm infection such as N.Americanus may cause ______ anemia

Answer 6

IDA

Question 7

The term hyperchromic is referred now as “spherocyte” or also known as

Answer 7

Bronze cell

Question 8

Dimorphic anemia result to the presence of what types of cells

Answer 8

Normochromic

Hypochromic

Question 9

In IDA, serum ferritin is _____

Answer 9

Low

Question 10

In ACI, TIBC is

Answer 10

Low

Question 11

True of False:

Iron stores in IDA is high, and low in ACI

Answer 11

False - low iron store in IDA since iron is deficient. There is high iron stores in ACI since the problem is only in the release of iron , not in the amount

Question 12

This cell may be present in hemolysis or hemorrhage

Answer 12

Reticulocyte

Question 13

This type of RBC is due abnormal ratio in membrane

sphingomyelin > lecithin

Answer 13

Acanthocyte
Spur cell
Thorn cell

Question 14

McLeod syndrome may be found in what type of RBC

Answer 14

Acanthocyte

Question 15

This (2)RBC may be artifactual

Answer 15

1. Echinocyte

2. Stomatocyte

Question 16

1. Excess cholesterol in the membrane is seen in ______

2. Reduced cholesterol in the membrane is seen in ______

Answer 16

1. Codocyte

2. Ovalocyte

Question 17

This cell resembles ovalocytes, but are much narrower

Answer 17

Elliptocyte

Question 18

This cell is due to depletion in ATP

Answer 18

Echinocyte
Sea urchin
Burr cell
Crenated

Question 19

This type of cell is seen in those that undergo heparin therapy

Answer 19

Echinocyte
Burr cell
Sea urchin
Crenated

Mnemonic: PHUL

Question 20

These 2 cells may be seen in pyruvate kinase deficiency

Answer 20

Echinocyte

Acanthocyte

Question 21

Thalassemia is present in these 4 cells

Answer 21

Codocyte
Leptocyte
Elliptocyte
Dacrocyte

Question 22

These (2) cells are seen in extensive burns

Answer 22

1. Spherocyte

2. Schistocyte

Question 23

What cells are seen in malaria infection

Answer 23

Semi lunar bodies
Crescent
Half moon

Question 24

These cells are heat sensitive

Answer 24

Pyropoikilocytes

“Microspherocyte”

Question 25

These (2) cells are seen due to destruction as they pass through the spleen

Answer 25

1. Schisotcyte “schizocyte,fragmented”

2. Dacrocyte

Question 26

What cells are seen in DIC, TTP, MAHA, Burns

Answer 26

Helmet keratocyte

Question 27

Helmet keratocyte and knizocyte are variants of what cell

Answer 27

Schistocyte “schizocyte”

Question 28

This cells are seen in long term blood storage

Answer 28

Spherocyte

Question 29

This cell is due to the defect in the sodium potassium balance (osmotic change)

Answer 29

Stomatocyte -has slit

Question 30

These are pale pink ghost staining cells

Answer 30

Semi lunar bodies

Question 31

This cell are split or “cloven”

Answer 31

Schisotcyte

Question 32

Hemoglobinopathies (SS,CC,EE,DD) result in the presence of what cell

Answer 32

Codocyte

Mnemonic: HILOT