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RBC Morph/Inclusions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stomatocytes correlate with: | Hereditary stomatocytosis, Rh deficiency syndrome, Acquired stomatocytosis |
| Sickle cell | Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell- beta thalassemia |
| Elliptocyte | Hereditary elliptocytosis, iron deficiency anemia, Thalassemia major, Myelophthisic anemia |
| Anisocytosis | Hemolytic, megaloblastic, iron deficiency anemias |
| Macrocyte | Megaloblastic anemias, Myelodysplastic syndromes, Chronic liver disease, Bone marrow failure, Reticulocytosis |
| Oval macrocyte | Megaloblastic anemia |
| Microcyte | Iron deficiency anemia, Anemia of chronic inflammation, Sideroblastic anemia, Thalassemia/Hb E disease and trait |
| Spherocyte | Hereditary spherocytosis, Immune hemolytic anemia, Extensive burns |
| Poikilocytosis | Severe anemia, certain shapes are helpful diagnostically |
| Hb C crystal | Hb C disease |
| Hb SC crystal | Hb SC disease |
| Schistocytes | Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia, Extensive burn |
| Teardrop (dacryocyte) | Primary myelofibrosis, Myelophthisic anemia, Thalassemia, Megaloblastic anemia |
| Burr cell (echinocyte) | Uremia, Pyruvate kinase deficiency |
| Basophilic stippling | Lead poisoning, Thalassemia, Hemoglobinopathies, Megaloblastic anemia, Myelodysplastic syndromes |
| Howell-Jolly body | Hyposplenism, Postsplenectomy, Megaloblastic anemia, Hemolytic anemia, Thalassemia, Myelodysplastic syndromes |
| Heinz body | G6PD deficiency, Unstable hemoglobin, Oxidant drugs/chemicals |
| Pappenheimer bodies | Sideroblastic anemia, Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemias, Megaloblastic anemia, Myelodyspastic syndromes, Hyposplenism, Postsplenectomy |
| Cabot ring | Megaloblastic anemia, Myelodysplastic syndromes |