Hematology
Blood Smear in Sickle Cell Anemia: Drepanocytes
Erythrocyte morphology in sickle cell anemia: detection of drepanocytes, polychromatophilia, and normoblasts in a peripheral blood smear.
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Erythrocytes
Hematology
Erythrocyte Agglutination in Cold Hemolytic Anemia
Blood smear morphology in cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (CAIHA). Mechanisms of erythrocyte agglutination by IgM antibodies to I and i antigens.
Hematology
McLeod Syndrome: Acanthocytosis in Peripheral Blood Smear
McLeod syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with neuroacanthocytosis. Learn about erythrocyte morphology in blood smears, Kx antigen deficiency, and clinical features.
Hematology
Pappenheimer Bodies in Hemolytic Anemia Blood Smear
A case of hereditary hemolytic anemia in an 18-year-old male: microcytosis, hypochromia, Pappenheimer bodies in erythrocytes, and analyzer parameters.
Hematology
Stomatocytosis: Erythrocyte Morphology and Causes
What is stomatocytosis, how do stomatocytes appear in a blood smear, and in which hereditary and acquired pathologies are they found?
Hematology
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia with Hemoglobin 18 g/L
A clinical case of critical iron deficiency anemia: hematological parameters, erythrocyte morphology in a blood smear, and biochemical markers.
Hematology
Hemoglobin C Crystals in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case of hemoglobinopathy C: erythrocyte morphology, target cells, microspherocytes, and Hb C crystals in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies & Cabot Rings: Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphology of erythrocyte inclusions: characteristics of Howell-Jolly bodies and Cabot rings in peripheral blood smears, their causes, and clinical significance.
Hematology
Unusual Erythrocyte Morphology Artifacts in Blood Smears
Erythrocyte morphology and artifacts in peripheral blood smears: evaluating cell shape, causes of artifactual clearings and fixation defects.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination of Erythrocytes in Complete Blood Count
Impact of cold agglutination on CBC parameters: falsely elevated MCHC, spurious erythrocytopenia, and correction by warming to 37 °C.
Hematology
Assessing Hemoglobin and Hematocrit in Blood Loss
Why hemoglobin and hematocrit levels don't always reflect acute blood loss severity: clinical parameter assessment and risks of unjustified blood transfusion.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Cold agglutinin disease: mechanism of autoimmune hemolysis by IgM antibodies, symptoms, and features of cold agglutination of erythrocytes in blood tests.