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Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells ... each of the above photos ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
These cells are ... The photo on the ... #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 ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Codocytes
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Elliptocyte
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... iron deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path ... 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 #HowellJollyBodies
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 ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
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
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
The left photo also ... and the right photo ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
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