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Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Post-splenectomy blood ... bodies and target cells ... #Clinical #Pathology ... HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells ... #Splenectomy #Asplenic
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... @mjcascio #MAHA
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
) - Two target cells ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... Smear #Codocytes #TargetCells
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral blood ... in congenital asplenia ... anemia. ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
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
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
on peripheral blood ... clinically and ... no significant anemia ... #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 ... Clinical conditions ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
inclusions in the red blood ... cells in the peripheral ... blood of some patients ... /megaloblastic anaemia ... #Clinical #Pathology
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
The cells have assumed ... and 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