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Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
right photo above polychromasia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
lead poisoning • Polychromasia ... decrease - PNH • Polychromasia
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Reticulocytosis/polychromasia
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
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The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
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A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
lncreased WBCs - Polychromatic ... Hemolysis - Polychromatic
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear