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| chromatin, nucleoli, and nuclear envelope |
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| Variation in size, when the RDW is anywhere over 14% there might be variation in the cell size. The variation in size can be due to blood transfusion or treatment. |
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Microcytes
(Most common cause for this condition is caused by IDA. which produces low hemoglobin contact less than 1/3. The central parall might be enlarged. |
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Polychromasia
( They are not pink they are considered slightly immature RBC. That can be due to the disorder in the production of cells by the bone marrow) |
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Ovalocytes,
this condition is mostly found in IDA disorder. |
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Target cells,
Found in patients that have liver diseases and IDA. |
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Burr cells,
Patients with renal diseases ( kidney disorders) |
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Acanthocytes,
This condition is found in liver disorders and sever alcoholism. |
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Fragments/ Schistocytes
Found in many sever hemolytic anemias. |
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Teardrop Cells,
when the bone marrow is crowded by some sort of a tumor the cells are being pushed out into the blood stream. |
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Spherocytes,
These are cells that lack the presence of a central pallor, seen in conditions of autoimmune diseases. |
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Sickle cell
Genetic mutation |
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Stomacytes,
found in many cases of hemolytic anemia |
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Hemoglobin C crystals,
Another type of sickle cell anemia ( not very common) |
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Rouleax Formation,
Cells are stacked on top of each other in a predictable pattern. |
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Agglutination,
clusters of cells in an irregular pattern, usually caused by antibodies that causes the RC to come together ( Agglutinin) |
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