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RBC forms/anemia Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Spherocytes	Hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolysis
Elliptocyte	hereditary elliptocytosis
Macro-ovalocyte	Marrow failure, Megablastic anemia (hypersegmented polys common),
Helmet cell/schistocyte	DIC, TTP/HUS, traumatic hemolysis
Sickle cell	Sickle cell anemia
Acanthyocyte (spur cell)	Spiny appearance in liver disease and abetalipoproteinemia
Target cell	HbC disease, Asplenia, Liver disease, Thalassemia
Burr cell	TTP/HUS
Basophilic stippling	Thalassemia, Anemia of chronic disease, Iron deficiency, lead poisoning
HALT	Pneumonic for taret cells (Hbc disease, asplenia, liver disease, thalassemia)
Tail	Basophilic stippling (Thalassemia, anemia of chronic disease, iron deficiency, lead poisoning)
Heinz bodies formation	Oxidation of iron from ferrous to ferric form leads to denature hemoglboin preciptiation and damage to RBC membrane (bite cells)
Howell Jolly bodies formation	Basophilic nuclear remnants found in RBC
Howel jolly bodies	Hyposplenia, asplenia
Heinz bodies	alpha thalassemia, G6PD deficiency
Microcytic anemias	Iron deficiency, Thalassemia, Lead poisoning, sideroblastic anemia
Macrocytic	Megaloblastic (B12/folate), drugs that block DNA (sulfa, phenytoidn AZT)
Normocytic	hemorrhage, enzyme defects, RBC defects (hereditary), bone marrow disorders, hemaglobinopathies (sickel cell), auotimmune hemolytic, Anemia of chronic disease
Iron deficiency = serum iron, TIBC, ferritin levels	decreased serum iron, increased TIBC, decreased ferritin
Anemia of chronic disease= TIBC, ferritin	Decreased TIBC, increased ferritin,
Pneumonic for microcytic anemia	LIST (lead poisoning, iron deficiency, sideroblastic anemia, thalassemia)