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Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... , a spur cell (acanthocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #HelmetCells #Schistocytes
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
Schistocytes - The ... Schistocytes are ... Clinical conditions ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
Beautiful acanthocytes ... @MoravekMD #acanthocytes ... McLeod #Syndrome #Smear ... Pathology #Microscopy #Clinical
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 ... Megaloblastic Anemia Schistocytes ... Peripheral #Blood #Smear ... interpretation #clinical
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
also shows an acanthocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
photo also shows a schistocyte ... right photo an acanthocyte ... #Clinical #Path ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
DIC is a clinical ... blue arrow) - schistocytes ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
peripheral-blood smear ... showed numerous acanthocytes ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... : Schistocytes, ... studies - PBS: + Schistocytes
Several artifacts can cause significant and potentially misleading alterations to measured RBC parameters: 
1. Old samples
Lipemia causes a ... Poikilocytosis #CabotRings #Acanthocytes ... #Drepanocytes #Schistocytes