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Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
megaloblastic anemia ... myelophthisic anemia ... , and severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Clinical #Path
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
metaplasia, pernicious anemia ... , thalassemia, and ... some hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
iron deficiency anemia ... central pallor and ... #Clinical #Path ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear #Anemia
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
the left photo and ... Howell-Jolly body and ... with hemolytic anemias ... #Clinical #Path
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
seen in hemolytic anemias ... microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... uremic syndromes, and ... #Clinical #Path
Comparison of basophils and mast cells (in bone marrow).

#Basophils #MastCells #Pathology #Marrow #Smear #Microscopy #Comparison #Table
Comparison of basophils ... and mast cells ... Smear #Microscopy #Comparison ... Table #Clinical #Diagnosis
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... is a clinical and ... laboratory diagnosis ... Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... intravascular coagulation and
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
with pancytopenia and ... promyelocytes, anemia ... of 6.8 g/dL), and ... She was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Path
Spherocytes - The arrow points to one of many spherocytes in this photo. The cells have
, darker color and ... spherocytosis and ... hemolytic anemias ... increased fragility and ... #Clinical #Path
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

Metamyelocyte: The nucleus is indented to less than
metamyelocyte from a band ... oval nucleus Band ... metamyelocyte #band ... #neutrophil #comparison ... #pathology #diagnosis