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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear ... each of the above photos ... , thalassemia, and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... uremic syndromes, and ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... (acanthocyte), and ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... shows a schistocyte ... and the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
Findings in Red Blood ... more irregular, and ... grayer than basophilic ... redundant membrane Schistocytes ... fragmentation Dacrocytes
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... Note small size, darker ... color and loss ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood