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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
precursors of helmet ... The photo on the ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
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
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... smears. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ...

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

Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
are one of the abnormal ... In the right photo ... intravascular coagulation ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... and the right photo ... reticulocyte is a normal ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
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 ... #diagnosis #causes
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... fetus/newborn the causes ... Normal maturation ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Nucleated
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