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Blood smear examination is usually performed in conjunction with a complete blood count in order to investigate abnormal results or confirm results that the automated analyzer has flagged as unreliable. [3] Microscopic examination of the shape, size, and coloration of red blood cells is useful for determining the cause of anemia.
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This is a trashy smear, but it does show an extremely advanced case of the microcytic/hypochromic anemia characteristic of iron deficiency. The mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was 55 fL (reference range: 80 - 94 fL).
A human peripheral blood smear; NRBCs are visible as larger cells with dark centers.. A nucleated red blood cell (NRBC), also known by several other names, is a red blood cell that contains a cell nucleus.
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Two giant platelets (stained purple) are visible in this image from a light microscope (40×) from a peripheral blood smear surrounded by red blood cells. One normal platelet can be seen in the upper left side of the image (purple) and is significantly smaller in size than the red blood cells (stained pink). Specialty: Hematology
Symptoms, Complete blood count, Peripheral blood smear, Vitamin B12 level, Red cell folate level Macrocytosis is a condition where red blood cells are larger than normal. [ 1 ] These enlarged cells, also known as macrocytes, are defined by a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) that exceeds the upper reference range established by the laboratory and ...
Pappenheimer bodies (Peripheral Blood / May-Grünwald Giemsa and Prussian blue stain) Pappenheimer bodies are abnormal basophilic granules of iron found inside red blood cells on routine blood stain. [1] They are a type of inclusion body composed of ferritin aggregates, or mitochondria or phagosomes containing aggregated ferritin. They appear ...