Peripheral blood smear: Difference between revisions
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Peripheral blood findings are grades as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkimls.org/qapeduhsm-rbc-mor.htm|title=Hong Kong Medical Technology Association - Quality Assurance Programme - Haematology and Serology, Prepared by HKMTAQAP Haematology & Serology Panel on November 2002.}}</ref> | |||
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! | ! Grade | ||
! + | |||
! ++ | |||
! +++ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Interpretation | ||
! Mild/rare/occasional | |||
! Moderate | |||
! Marked/Numerous | |||
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| Microcytosis||MCV : 70 - 79||MCV : 60 - 69||MCV <60 | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| Macrocytosis||MCV : 100 - 115||MCV : 115 - 125||MCV >125 | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Hypochromasia||MCH : 23 - 26||MCH : 21 - 23||MCH <20 | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| Anisocytosis||RDW: 16-18||RDW : 18-22||RDW>22 | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Polychromasia||3 - 5%||5 - 25%||>25% | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Spherocytes||1 - 5%||5 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Schistocytes||up to 2%||2 - 25%||>25% | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| Target cells (codocytes)||up to 3%||3 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Tear drop cells||up to 2%||2 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Burr cells (echinocytes)||1 - 3%||3 - 10%||>10% | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| Sickle cells (drepanocytes)||3 - 5%||5 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Elliptocytes||1 - 5%||5 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Basophilic stipplings||up to 2%||2 - 25%||>25% | |||
| > | |- | ||
| Howell Jolly bodies||up to 1%||2 - 3 %||>3% | |||
|- | |- | ||
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