You are doing your blood film competency and this is what you see on one of the slides. What are the significant findings and what could be a cause?
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Lymphocytes can come in all different shapes and sizes. Here are 4. Can you name each and when you may see them.
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These images are from a patient who came to the ED. With a WBC of 36, Hb 90g/L and PLT of 26, a blood film was made. What do you think it is?
Everyone likes getting flowers, so here's one for the first case of the year. When you see this on the blood film, what is going on? What causes this?
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4 images, 1 diagnosis. For a bonus point, what's the mutation that causes it?
A sample pops onto the haematology authorisation queue. The FBC results are:
WBC: 7.09
RBC: 4.57
HB: 62
MCV: 49.9
MCH: 13.6
MCHC: 272
RDW: 24.0
The clinical details state, PR bleed. What does the film show and does it match the FBC?
