Term
| Echinocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Artifacts, Liver Disease, PKU, Peptic Ulcers, Calcium of the Stomach, and Heparin Therapy |
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Term
| Stomatocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Artifacts, Destructive Liver Disease, Hereditary Stomatocytosis, Spherocytosis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Lead Intoxication, Neoplasms (Cancers) |
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Term
| Spherocytosis (Disease States) |
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Definition
iv. Seen in:
1. Hemolytic Anemias, Hereditary Spherocytosis, Immune Hemolytic Anemia, Severe Burns, ABO Incompatibility, Heinz Body Anemia |
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Term
| Shistocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia, Heart Valve Hemolysis, DIC, Severe Burns, Uremia |
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Term
| Acanthocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
iv. Seen in:
1. Abetalipoproteinenmia, Alcoholic Liver Disease, Disorders of Lipid Metabolism, Post-Splenectomy, Fat Malabsorption, Retinitis Pigmentosis |
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Term
| Leptocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Thalassemias, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Hemoglobinopathies, Liver Disease |
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Term
| Codocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Thalassemias, Hemoglobinopathies, Obstructive Liver Disease, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Splenectomy, Renal Disease, LCAT Deficiency |
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Term
| Dacrycytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Thalassemias, Myelofibrosis, Metastatic Cancer to Bone Marrow |
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Term
| Drepanocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
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Term
| Elliptocytosis (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Hereditary Elliptocytosis, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thalassemias, Anemia associated with Leukemia |
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Term
| Keratocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia |
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Term
| Knizocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
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Term
| Basophilic Stippling (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Artifacts, Lead Poisoning, Thalassemias |
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Term
| Howell-Jolly Bodies (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Post-Splenectomy, Megaloblastic Anemia, Some Hemolytic Anemias, Severe Anemias |
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Term
| Cabot Rings (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Severe Anemias, Dyserythropoiesis (RBC’s not being made right) |
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Term
| Heinz Bodies (Disease States) |
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Definition
| G6PD Deficiency, Unstable Hemoglobin Disorders, Oxidizing Drugs or Toxins, Post-Splenectomy |
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Term
| Sideroblasts and Siderocytes (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Iron stores and some disease states |
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Term
| Pappenheimer Bodies (Disease States) |
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Definition
| Sideroblastic Anemia, Thalassemias, Other Severe Anemias |
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