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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
smear indicates ... cells, with a zone ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... cells. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet ... #HelmetCells #Schistocytes
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 ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
point to blister cells ... These cells are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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Peripheral Blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Hairy #
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
#Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
photo also shows a schistocyte ... nucleated red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Smear Analysis ... Megaloblastic Anemia Schistocytes ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes