It's that time of year again. We are getting more and more such samples. The analyser saw this and was like, "nope".
#LabDiagnostics #RedCells
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It's that time of year again. We are getting more and more such samples. The analyser saw this and was like, "nope".
#LabDiagnostics #RedCells
Peripheral blood film showing abnormally elongated red cells.
#MorphologyMonday 007
We are always told, red cells are biconcave in shape and expect them to appear circular on the peripheral blood film. So why do these look like little sausages scattered about?
#OnlyCells #RedCells
Peripheral blood film showing red cells and some with inclusions
Peripheral blood film showing red cells and some with inclusions
Peripheral blood film showing red cells and some with inclusions
Peripheral blood film showing red cells and some with inclusions
#MorphologyMonday 006
Here are some pictures of red cells. What is the name given to the blue speckling seen within them and what is a cause of this?
Last case (005) was tear drop cells in myelofibrosis. You can read more about them here: onlycells.co.uk/red-cells-da...
#RedCells #Inclusions
Peripheral blood film showing red cell and a lone myelocyte.
#MorphologyMonday 005
Cells squeezed, stretched long,
Pear-shaped tears in blood's stream flow,
Spleen's harsh passageway.
Guess the cell and it'll give you a clue as to in which condition they are seen!
#OnlyCells #RedCells #Pears #Tears
#MorphologyMonday
"Hi," said the person on the phone. "Can you please take a look at the film for this patient urgently. And also do the screening test?"
"Sure thing. Give me 15 mins," I replied.
What do the blood film and the screening result show?
#OnlyCells #RedCells
Peripheral blood film image.
#FilmFriday
๐ฆโ๐ฉธ=๐
Does this equation add up? ๐ค๐ง
#OnlyCells #RedCells #underthescope
Blood film image showing Reticulocytes and large Heinz bodies adjoined at centre by a finely stippled erythrocyte with H chains
When are red cells not red cells?
When they're blue ๐
Reticulocytes and large Heinz bodies adjoined at centre by a finely stippled erythrocyte with H chains.
#OnlyCells #Blue #RedCells
Peripheral blood film image showing ansipoikilocytosis; red cells of a range of different sizes and shapes.
#FilmFriday
Though there is a huge variation in size of the red cells (increased RDW), the MCV was normal. Why?
#OnlyCells #Anisocytosis #RedCells