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Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... reticulocyte count • Spherocytes ... • Elliptocytes ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC #Morphology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology ... Iron deficiency anemia ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte ... Spherocyte: Hereditary ... BloodCell #RBC #Morphology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... other reproducible morphologic ... fever), babesia • Spherocytes ... pyropoikilocytes, elliptocytes ... ARUPLabs #Hemolytic #Anemia
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Stomatocytes #Spherocytes ... Schistocytes #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... Bite #Keratocyte #Blister ... #HelmetCells