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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 ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
inclusions in the red blood ... the peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Pathology ... #Microscopy #BloodSmear
Peripheral Blood shows a subset of atypical lymphocytes with hairy-like cytoplasmic projection.
#Clinical #Path #BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Peripheral Blood ... Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
normal peripheral blood ... appearance of red blood ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Elliptocyte - 
Note the shape of these appropriately named erythrocytes.
In addition to hereditary elliptocytosis, elliptocytes can
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... PeripheralBloodSmear #BloodSmear
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
Dacrocytes (tear drop cells) 
Other poikilocytes resemble a pear or teardrop. The narrow, tapered end
may be
Clinical #Path #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear #
How to distinguish a metamyelocyte from a band neutrophil.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
@KyleBradleyMD

#Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy #Blood #Smear
KyleBradleyMD #Clinical #Pathology ... #Microscopy #Blood