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Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
Schistocytes are ... Schistocytes are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Schistocytes
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
Schistocytes can ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Helmet ... #HelmetCells #Schistocytes
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.
These cells are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #BlisterCells
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
Here are very large ... These findings are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Polychromatophilia - Note 2 large blue-gray erythrocytes as seen on H&E stain. On a stain for
photo also shows a schistocyte ... less than mature are ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Polychromatophilia
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
peripheral blood smear ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Dacrocytes are found ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Dacrocytes
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
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Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
peripheral blood smear ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear