Hematology

Morphology Challenge: Classifying Blood Cells in a Smear

A clinical case study on blood smear microscopy: classify two nucleated cells by assessing chromatin and cytoplasm structure. Test your diagnostic skills.

Blood smear: photomicrographs of two cells for differentiation in a diagnostic exercise
Blood smear: photomicrographs of two cells for differentiation in a diagnostic exercise

Is a nucleolus always a blast? False! A nucleolus can appear in any cell where protein synthesis is occurring. So what should you pay attention to then, chromatin? YES!!! This will help you a lot! Try to classify the blood cells in the photo yourself, write your answer in the comments.