Blood Films Flashcards

1
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Target cells

A

Sickle cell
Thalassemia
Hyposplenism
Iron deficiency anaemia
Liver disease

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2
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‘Tear-drop’ poikilocytes

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Myelofibrosis

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3
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Spherocytes

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Hereditary spherocytosis
Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA)

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4
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Basophilic Stippling

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Lead poisoning
Thalassaemia
Sideroblastic anaemia
Myelodysplasia

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5
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Howell-Jolly bodies

A

Hyposplenism

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6
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Heinz Bodies

A

G6PD deficiency
Alpha-thalassemia

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7
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Schistocytes (‘helmet cells’)

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Intravascular haemolysis
Mechanical heart valve
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

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8
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‘Pencil’ poikilocytes

A

Irom deficiency anaemia

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9
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Burr cells (echinocytes)

A

Uraemia
Pyruvate kinase deficiency

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10
Q

Acanthocytes

A

Abetalipoproteinemia

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11
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Hypersegmented neutrophils

A

Megaloblastic anaemia

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12
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Hyposplenism

A

target cells
Howell-Jolly bodies
Pappenheimer bodies
siderotic granules
acanthocytes

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13
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Iron deficiency anaemia

A

target cells
‘pencil’ poikilocytes

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14
Q

Myelofibrosis

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‘tear-drop’ poikilocytes

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15
Q

Intravascular haemolysis

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schistocytes

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16
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Megaloblastic anaemia

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hypersegmented neutrophils