Red Blood Cells

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Morphology and Inclusions

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Describe anisocytosis and poikilocytosis and their significance

The variation in size of rbcs seen in many anemias

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What are the sizes of macrocytes vs microcytes?

Macro: >9um vs Micro: <6um

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What are the clinical significances of macrocytes?

Megaloblastic anemias

Liver Disease

Reticulocytosis

Normal in newborns

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What are the clinical significances of microcytes?

Iron deficiency anemia

Thalassemia

Sideroblastic anemia

Anemia of chronic inflammation

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