This policy should be encouraged, since the consideration of the blood smear and the red-cell indices is a logical first step in the investigation of any unexplained anemia. 1 Initiating a smear ...

and these cells show up as polychromasia on a blood test called a peripheral blood smear. Some conditions that can cause polychromasia include:‌ Hemolytic anemia. This condition is when your red ...

Eosinophilia refers to an absolute peripheral blood eosinophil count of over 500/µL. With such a finding, a step-by-step diagnostic evaluation is required. First, a careful history is taken ...

FIGURE 1. Platelet clumping (blue) was seen on peripheral blood smear. A misdiagnosis would have led to unnecessary tests and treatment. Ms. J, age 55 years, was referred to hematology for ...

Fig 1. Smudge cells on peripheral-blood smear of patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The arrows show examples of smudge cells. The smudge cell percentage is estimated by counting 200 ...