B2LI.RB Flashcards
1
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Ancanthocytes
A
Liver Disease
2
Q
Anisocytosis (RBCs of varying sizes)
A
IDA
3
Q
Basophilic stippling
A
Lead Poisoning
4
Q
Drepranocytes (sickle shaped)
A
Sickle cell anemia
5
Q
Howell-Jolly bodies (nucleated RBCs)
A
Sickle cell anemia or postsplenectomy
6
Q
Hypersegmented neutrophils
A
B12 deficiency
7
Q
Poikilocytosis (RBCs of varying shapes)
A
IDA
8
Q
Rouleaux formation (RBCs stacked like coins)
A
Multiple myeloma, infections, diabetes mellitus
9
Q
Spherocytes
A
Hereditary spherocytosis
10
Q
Target cells
A
IDA, Thalassemia minor
11
Q
Increased osmotic fragility
A
Hereditary spherocytosis
12
Q
Decreased osmotic fragility
A
Sickle cell disease, thalassemia