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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 ... , thalassemia, and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Blood Smear • ... • Rule out B12 and ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... smears. ... anemia. ... months of life, the abnormal ... #Clinical #Path
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
..A peripheral-blood ... smear showed numerous ... #NEJM #clinical ... #peripheral #blood ... #smear
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
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 ... uremic syndromes, and ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ... hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Clinically significant ... of peripheral blood ... ) Differential ... cultures, including blood ... #differential #
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... the right photo ... reticulocyte is a normal ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... appears abnormal ... appear abnormal ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow