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Question 1

Answer 1

Target Cell; Seen in HbC disease, Asplenia, Liver Disease and alcoholism (Nonmegaloblastic anemia), Thalassemias (HALT).

Question 2

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Dacrocytes (“Teardrop Cells”); Bone marrow infiltration (e.g., Myelofibrosis), Thalassemias.

Question 3

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Basophilic Stippling; Sideroblastic Anemia, Thalassemias.

Question 4

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Ringed Sideroblasts; Sideroblastic Anemias in bone marrow.

Question 5

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Hypersegmented Neutrophil; Megaloblastic Anemia.

Question 6

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Aplastic Anemia; Hypocellular bone marrow with fatty infiltration (dry bone marrow tap).

Question 7

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Echinocyte (“Burr cell”); Liver disease, ESRD, Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Question 8

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Spherocytes; Hereditary Spherocytosis, Autoimmune (Drug and infection induced) hemolytic Anemia.

Question 9

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Elliptocyte; Hereditary Elliptocytosis.

Question 10

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Sickle Cell; Sickle Cell Anemia.

Question 11

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Howell-Jolly Bodies (and sickle cells); Function Hyposplenia (Sickle cell disease), Asplenia.

Question 12

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Bite Cells; G6PD deficiency.

Question 13

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Heinz Bodies; G6PD deficiency.

Question 14

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Schistocytes (“Helmet Cells”); Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g., DIC, TTP/HUS, HELLP syndrome), Mechanical hemolysis (e.g., Heart valve prosthesis).

Question 15

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Neutrophil; Neutrophilia seen in Bacterial infections (e.g., appendicitis), Tissue necrosis (e.g., MI); Neutropenia seen in Sepsis/postinfection, drugs (including chemotherapy), aplastic anemia, SLE, radiation.

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Monocyte; Monocytosis seen in chronic inflammatory states (e.g., autoimmune and infectious) and malignancy.

Question 17

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Macrophage

Question 18

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Eosinophil; Eosinophilia is seen in PACCMAN; Eosinopenia is seen in Cushing syndrome and corticosteroids.

Question 19

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Basophils; Basophilia seen in Chronic myeloproliferative disorders (e.g., CML, Polycythemia vera).

Question 20

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Lymphocyte; Lymphocytosis seen in viral infection and bordetella pertusis (Whooping cough) infection; Lymphopenia seen in HIV, Digeorge syndrome, SCID, SLE, Corticosteroids, radiation, sepsis, postoperative.

Question 21

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Plasma cell

Question 22

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Leukoerythroblastic reaction; Immature bone marrow WBCs and nucleated RBCs in the peripheral blood.

Question 23

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Atypical lymphocyte; Infectious mononucleosis, CMV.

Question 24

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Toxic granulation and Dohle bodies; Infection, Leukemoid reaction.

Question 25

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Myelofibrosis; Also shows teardrop RBCs and nucleated RBCs.

Question 26

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Auer rods; Acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML).

Question 27

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Blast cell

Question 28

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Smudge cells; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Question 29

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Hairy cell Leukemia

Question 30

Answer 30

Normal lymph node; B cells - Geminal follicle; T cells - Paracortex; Histiocytes - Sinus.

Question 31

Answer 31

Burkitt Lymphoma; "Starry sky" appearance (Neoplastic B cells - dark night; Reactive histiocytes with phagocytic debris - stars).

Question 32

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Follicular hyperplasia --\> Follicular lymphoma.

Question 33

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Classic Reed-Sterberg cell; Hodgkin Lymphoma.

Question 34

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Nonclassic Reed-Sterberg cell; Nodular sclerosing hodgkin lymphoma (RS cell in clear lake-like spaces - Lacunar cell).

Question 35

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Birbeck ("Tennis racket") granules in Langerhans cell.

Question 36

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Rouleaux formation of RBCs on blood smear; Multiple myeloma.