Blood Stains Flashcards
What is this and why does this happen?
Schistocytes
Fragmented RBC, haemolytic anaemia or mechanical damage
What does this show and why?
Microcytic anaemia
Hypochromic
Thalassaemia
Anaemic of chronic disease
Iron deficiency anaemia
Lead poisoning
Sideroblastic anaemia
What does this show and why?
Normocytic anaemia
Acute blood loss
Bone marrow failure
Anaemia of Chronic disease
Destruction
What does this show and why?
Macrocytic anaemia
Foetus (pregnancy)
Alcohol
Thyroid (hypothyroidism)
Reticulocytosis
B12 deficiency
Cirrhosis
What does this show and why?
Howell-Jolly Bodies
Basophilic nuclear remnants in RBCs
Due to hyposplenism
What is this and why does it happen?
Heinz bodies
G6PDH deficiency , reduction in a NADPH to prevent sulphur cross bridge being oxidised
Identify this and its cause
Pencil cells
Iron-deficiency anaemia
Identify this and why it happens
Elliptocyte
Hereditary
Severe iron-deficiency anaemia
Identify this and it’s cause
Spherocytes
Hereditary spherocytosis
Haemolytic anaemia
What is this and why?
Target Cells
Thalassaemia
Post-splenectomy
Liver disease
What is this and why does it happen?
Sickle cell
Sickle cell disease
What is this and why?
Tear drop cell
Myelofibrosis
