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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 ... cells, with a zone ... Clinical #Path #Microscopy ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Post-splenectomy blood ... smear demonstrating ... bodies and target cells ... Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear
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
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
point to blister cells ... These cells are ... precursors of helmet cells ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood ... Smear. ... P. falciparum causes ... #Smear. ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Microscopy #Auer
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 ... #Peripheral #Blood ... #Smear #Analysis ... #hematology #microscopy
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
In this case, arrows ... point to helmet cells ... cell, 2 blister cells ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
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 #
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
Codocytes (Target cells ... ) - Two target cells ... Target cells are ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #