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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
The photo on the ... an acanthocyte and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ... Note small size, darker ... #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. ... months of life, the abnormal ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... present in the left photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
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
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
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
(acanthocyte), and ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
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 ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... Normal maturation ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Nucleated
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
clinical findings ... membrane reduces blood ... fundoscopy -> New abnormal ... blood under the ... RPE -> Loss of photo