Blood film Flashcards
1
Q
Teardrop poikilocyte
A
Myelofibrosis
2
Q
Helmet cell
A
Microangiopathic haemolysis
3
Q
Pencil cell
A
Fe deficiency anaemia
4
Q
Elliptocyte
A
Hereditary elliptocytosis
5
Q
Spherocytes
A
Warm autoimmune haemolysis, hereditary spherocytosis
6
Q
Target cells
A
Post-splenectomy, liver disease, thalassaemia, IDA
7
Q
Polychromasia
A
Young red cells - implies high reticulocyte count
8
Q
Rouleaux
A
High ESR
9
Q
Agglutinates
A
Cold agglutins
10
Q
Ring sideroblasts
A
Sideroblastic anaemia. Iron granules in ring around erythroblast nucleus.
11
Q
Sideroblastic anaemia causes
A
Myelodysplastic disorders, alcohol, malignancy, anti-TB drugs (give pyridoxine to prevent)
12
Q
Smear cells
A
CLL
13
Q
Reed-sternberg
A
‘owl’s eye’ nucleoli. Hodgkin’s.
14
Q
Schistocytes
A
DIC
15
Q
Howell Jolly Bodies
A
Splenectomy
