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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... cells, with a zone ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
With iron deficiency anemia, the MCV of the red blood cells is decreased, the zone of
iron deficiency anemia ... MCV of the red blood ... cells is decreased ... #Clinical #Path ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
Peripheral Blood Smear Analysis
Hypochromia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Schistocytes: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (e.g. DIC, TTP, HUS)
Microspherocytes: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Sickled red
Peripheral Blood ... Sickled red cells ... #Peripheral #Blood ... Smear #Analysis #hematology ... #microscopy #interpretation
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
) - Two target cells ... Target cells are ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
cells in the peripheral ... blood of some patients ... /megaloblastic anaemia ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy ... #BloodSmear #CabotRings
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... polychromatophilic cells ... #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
promyelocytes, anemia ... her peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy