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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... smear indicates ... appearance of red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
The photo on the ... right also shows ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
seen in the left photo ... and one in the right ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
seen in the left photo ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
each of the above photos ... #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 ... schistocyte and the right ... photo an acanthocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... smears. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
spherocytes in this photo ... This smear was from ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Spherocytes
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Schistocytes