What is seen on blood film in Hyposplenism?

• target cells
• Howell-Jolly bodies
• Pappenheimer bodies
• siderotic granules
• acanthocytes

What is seen on blood film in Iron-deficiency anaemia?

• target cells
• 'pencil' poikilocytes

What is seen on blood film in Iron-deficiency anaemia with mixed B12/folate deficiency?

a 'dimorphic' film occurs with mixed microcytic and macrocytic cells

What is seen on blood film in Myelofibrosis?

'tear-drop' poikilocytes

What is seen on blood film in Intravascular haemolysis?

schistocytes

What is seen on blood film in Megaloblastic anaemia?

hypersegmented neutrophils

Which conditions are associated with Target cells?

• Sickle-cell/thalassaemia
• Iron-deficiency anaemia
• Hyposplenism
• Liver disease

Which conditions are associated with 'Tear-drop' poikilocytes?

Myelofibrosis

Which conditions are associated with Spherocytes?

• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Autoimmune hemolytic anaemia

Which conditions are associated with Basophilic stippling?

• Lead poisoning
• Thalassaemia
• Sideroblastic anaemia
• Myelodysplasia

Which conditions are associated with Howell-Jolly bodies?

Hyposplenism

Which conditions are associated with Heinz bodies?

• G6PD deficiency
• Alpha-thalassaemia

Which conditions are associated with Schistocytes ('helmet cells')?

• Intravascular haemolysis
• Mechanical heart valve
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Which conditions are associated with 'Pencil' poikilocytes?

Iron deficency anaemia

Which conditions are associated with Burr cells (echinocytes)?

• Uraemia
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Which conditions are associated with Acanthocytes?

Abetalipoproteinemia

Which conditions are associated with hypersegmented neutrophils?

megaloblastic anaemia