ASCP HEMATOLOGY CORRECT
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erythropoiesis - ANSWERproduction of rbcs
hematopoiesis - ANSWERproduction of blood cells
what is it called when hbg has a decreased oxygen affinity - ANSWERright shift
blister cell - ANSWERrbc that contains one or more vacuoles that resemble a blister
helmet cell (shiztocyte)/shistocyte - ANSWERa cell that looks like football helmet, or
may just be a fragment of rbc, seen in hemolytic anemia due to severe burns, and
uremia
sickle cell/ drepanocyte - ANSWERsickle cell anemia
stomatocytes - ANSWERrbc an oval area of palor, seen in alcholism, hereditary
stomatocitosis, and rh null disease
what is it called when hbg has a increased oxygen affinity - ANSWERleft shift
what are the 3 hemoglobin types - ANSWERhbg a, hbg a2, hbg f
what are they composed of - ANSWERhbg a= 2 alpha & 2 beta
hbg a2= 2 alpha & delta
hbg f= 2 alpha & gamma
target cells/codocyte - ANSWERlooks like bullseye, seen in hbg c, and s, liver
disease, thalassemia and ida
teardrop cell/dacryocyte - ANSWERshaped like tear or pear, seen in myelofibrosis
with myeloid metaplasia, thalassemias
siderocytes/sideroblasts - ANSWERiron in rbc, when stained with wright stain is
called pappenheimer bodies
basophillic stippling - ANSWERassociated with impaired heme synthesis, seen in
thalassemia and lead posioning
cabot ring - ANSWERlooks like figure 8, seen in lead poisoning and pernicious
anemia
heinz bodies - ANSWERonly seen in supervital methlyene blue stain, associated
with abnormal hemeglobins, g6pd deficiency and alpha thalassemia
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erythropoiesis - ANSWERproduction of rbcs
hematopoiesis - ANSWERproduction of blood cells
what is it called when hbg has a decreased oxygen affinity - ANSWERright shift
blister cell - ANSWERrbc that contains one or more vacuoles that resemble a blister
helmet cell (shiztocyte)/shistocyte - ANSWERa cell that looks like football helmet, or
may just be a fragment of rbc, seen in hemolytic anemia due to severe burns, and
uremia
sickle cell/ drepanocyte - ANSWERsickle cell anemia
stomatocytes - ANSWERrbc an oval area of palor, seen in alcholism, hereditary
stomatocitosis, and rh null disease
what is it called when hbg has a increased oxygen affinity - ANSWERleft shift
what are the 3 hemoglobin types - ANSWERhbg a, hbg a2, hbg f
what are they composed of - ANSWERhbg a= 2 alpha & 2 beta
hbg a2= 2 alpha & delta
hbg f= 2 alpha & gamma
target cells/codocyte - ANSWERlooks like bullseye, seen in hbg c, and s, liver
disease, thalassemia and ida
teardrop cell/dacryocyte - ANSWERshaped like tear or pear, seen in myelofibrosis
with myeloid metaplasia, thalassemias
siderocytes/sideroblasts - ANSWERiron in rbc, when stained with wright stain is
called pappenheimer bodies
basophillic stippling - ANSWERassociated with impaired heme synthesis, seen in
thalassemia and lead posioning
cabot ring - ANSWERlooks like figure 8, seen in lead poisoning and pernicious
anemia
heinz bodies - ANSWERonly seen in supervital methlyene blue stain, associated
with abnormal hemeglobins, g6pd deficiency and alpha thalassemia
