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Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
#Drepanocytes #Schistocytes ... #Pyknocytes #Elliptocytes ... Keratocyte #Blister #HelmetCells
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
Elliptocyte - ... elliptocytosis, elliptocytes ... #Blood #Smear #Elliptocyte
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... Smear #Helmet #HelmetCells ... #Schistocytes
Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Bite cell, Elliptocyte ... sideroblast, Schistocyte
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
Schistocytes - The ... arrows point to schistocytes ... Also called schizocytes ... Schistocytes are ... Schistocytes are
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Myeloproliferative anemia • Elliptocytes ... Pulmonary emboli • Schistocytes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemoglobin H disease • Schistocytes ... pyropoikilocytes, elliptocytes
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes ... BCM_InternalMed #schistocytes
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Schistocyte: Microangiopathic ... Oxidative drugs Elliptocyte
Causes of AKI in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis
Creatinine - Platelets - Transaminases - LDH - PT/PTT
LDH - PT/PTT - Schistocytes