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Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Casts - Image Atlas ... - Monomorphic RBCs ... - Dysmorphic RBCs ... Cast - RBC Cast ... Microscopy #Casts #Atlas
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Bite cell, Elliptocyte ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... Morphologies #Key #Atlas
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Polychromatic Macrocytes ... , Normal RBCs ... Polychromatic Macrocytes ... , RBC Spherocytes ... , RBC Fragments
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... ) Morphology Atlas ... Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC ... #Morphology #Atlas
Red Blood Cell Morphology Atlas

Size variation, Hemoglobin distribution,  
Hypochromia,  
Shape variation,  
Inclusions, 
Red
Cell Morphology Atlas ... #Blood #Smear #RBC ... #Morphology #Atlas
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... Morphology Microcytic RBC ... Bite Cell RBC: G6PD ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte ... hematology #microscopy #atlas
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
alterations to measured RBC ... samples cause RBCs ... a falsely low RBC ... Acanthocytes #TearCells #Dacrocytes ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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• Drugs Oval Macrocytes ... Neutrophils - Low RBC ... Pernicious Anemia RBCs
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
hypertension • Unusual RBC ... pyropoikilocytes, elliptocytes ... acanthocytes - Consider RBC
Morphologic Findings in Red Blood Cells
Basophilic stippling - Small blue dots in red cells, due to
fragmentation Dacrocytes ... cell membrane Elliptocytes ... RedBloodCells #RBCs