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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... point to helmet ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... of a bi-concave disc ...

Causes of spherocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood

Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... smears. ... trait do very well ... clinically and ... #Clinical #Path
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
ABO incompatible blood ... organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Schistocytes, helmet ... #treatment #management
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... smears the small ... DNA which, under normal ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood