Peripheral blood smear
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Look at and comment separately on white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.
Red blood cells
| RDW in adults[1] | Terminology[1] |
|---|---|
| 14.5% - 18% | Mild anisocytosis |
| 18% - 26% | Moderate anisocytosis |
| > 26% | Severe anisocytosis |
Automatic quantification of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) generally decides whether you will call the sample "normocytic" versus "microcytic"/"macrocytic" and/or "anisocytotic", even if it is not clearly visible in the microscope.
Schistocytes (fragmented parts red blood cells) only needs mentioning if constituting over 1% of red blood cells.
Notes
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 . High RDW level in the blood. MrLabTest. Last update: 12/01/2021
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