Peripheral blood smear: Difference between revisions
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Look for poikilocytosis (red blood cells of abnormal shapes): | Look for poikilocytosis (red blood cells of abnormal shapes): | ||
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File:Human blood film with acanthocytes 02.jpg|'''Acanthocytes''' ("spur cells") | File:Human blood film with acanthocytes 02.jpg|'''Acanthocytes''' ("spur cells") | ||
File:Micrograph of an echinocyte on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|'''Echinocytes''' ("burr cells"), distinguished from acanthocytes by having more equally distributed and rounded projections. They do not need mention in the report. | File:Micrograph of an echinocyte on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|'''Echinocytes''' ("burr cells"), distinguished from acanthocytes by having more equally distributed and rounded projections. They do not need mention in the report. | ||
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'''Schistocytes''' (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells or at least 2 per oil immersion field. | '''Schistocytes''' (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells or at least 2 per oil immersion field. | ||
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File:Micrograph of a red blood cells with an overlying platelet on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|When seeing what appears to a platelet overlying a red blood cells (as pictured), confirm that there is a halo. | File:Micrograph of a red blood cells with an overlying platelet on a peripheral blood smear.jpg|When seeing what appears to a platelet overlying a red blood cells (as pictured), confirm that there is a halo. | ||
File:Blood stages of P. falciparum over 48h.jpg|Otherwise, make sure it is not '''malaria''' (appearance at different intraerythrocytic blood stages is pictured)... | File:Blood stages of P. falciparum over 48h.jpg|Otherwise, make sure it is not '''malaria''' (appearance at different intraerythrocytic blood stages is pictured)... | ||
File:Human blood film with babesia.jpg|...or babesia. | File:Human blood film with babesia.jpg|...or babesia . | ||
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