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Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
Schistocytes - The ... Schistocytes are ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear ... #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... sideroblastic anemia ... iron deficiency anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #HelmetCells #Schistocytes
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... some hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
iron deficiency anemia ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear ... #Anemia #IronDeficiency
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... blue arrow) - schistocytes ... microangiopathic #hemolytic #anemia
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
in congenital asplenia ... in sickle cell anemia ... . pernicious anemia ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... Howell #Jolly #Asplenia
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
photo also shows a schistocyte ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
with hemolytic anemias ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear