by MyH Editorial Team | Apr 5, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Anemia of chronic disease (ACD), also called anemia of inflammation, is a common anemia caused by long-standing inflammation that disrupts iron use and red blood cell production [1,3]. Pathophysiology ▾: The central problem is hepcidin, a liver...
by MyH Editorial Team | Apr 4, 2024 | White Blood Cells
Key Takeaways An abnormal WBC on a peripheral blood smear is a white blood cell with shape, staining, or structural changes that differ from a healthy leukocyte. These changes give clues to infection, nutritional deficiency, inherited disorders, drug effects, or bone...
by MyH Editorial Team | Mar 28, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Red blood cell inclusion bodies are abnormal structures inside red cells, visible on a stained blood smear, and each type points toward a specific group of disorders [1,2]. Howell-Jolly bodies are nuclear DNA remnants and almost always signal...
by MyH Editorial Team | Mar 25, 2024 | Red Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Red blood cell morphology describes the size, shape, and color of red blood cells on a peripheral blood smear, and any deviation from the normal biconcave disc serves as a clinical clue to an underlying disease. Common abnormal red blood cell...
by MyH Editorial Team | Mar 21, 2024 | White Blood Cells
Key Takeaways Leukocytosis is a white blood cell (WBC) count above the normal range, usually >11 x 10⁹/L in adults. It is a clinical sign, not a disease in itself [1]. Causes ▾: The most common causes of leukocytosis are infection, inflammation, physical...
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