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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... , thalassemia, and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Blood Smear • ... • Pernicious Anemia ... • Pernicious Anemia ... #Macrocytic #Anemia
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... are a Howell-Jolly ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Bandemia Overview ... high BANDemia on ... -0/abstract BANDemia ... Degree of bandemia ... bacteremia • Bandemia
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
DNA which, under normal ... in sickle cell anemia ... found in hemolytic anemia ... . pernicious anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... trait do very well ... clinically and ... no significant anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... are one of the abnormal ... In the right photo ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Hematology Algorithms 

Anemia is described as a reduction in the proportion of the red blood cells.
proportion of the red blood ... three peripheral blood ... , sex, race as well ... as varying clinical ... Normal range11.5
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... loss of normal ... hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Anemia of Hospitalization ... Interestingly, anemia ... contribute to anemia ... loss or acute anemia ... inflammation • Anemia