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Red blood cell morphology and CBC interpretation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the red blood cells indicated by the arrows?

a)

Normocyte

b)

Microcyte

c)

Macrocyte

2.

What is the expected mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of a complete blood count (CBC) in the image below?

a)

< 80 fL

b)

80 - 100 fL

c)

> 100 fL

3.

What are the red blood cells indicated by the arrows?

a)

Normocyte

b)

Microcyte

c)

Macrocyte

4.

Identify the red blood cells indicated by the arrows.

a)

Tear drop cells

b)

Target cells

c)

Ovalocytes

5.

Identify the red blood cells indicated by the arrows.

a)

Tear drop cells

b)

Target cells

c)

Ovalocytes

6.

Identify the red blood cells indicated by the arrows.

a)

Spherocyte

b)

Microcyte

c)

Target cell

7.

Identify the red blood cells indicated by the arrows.

a)

Acanthocyte

b)

Schistocyte

c)

Burr cell

8.

Identify the RBC abnormality in terms of its distribution.

a)

Agglutination

b)

Rouleaux formation

9.

What is the expected red cell distribution width (RDW) for the complete blood count (CBC) in the image below?

a)

RDW high

b)

RDW low

c)

RDW normal

10.

A patient with G6PD deficiency, exposure to oxidative stress can lead to the formation of denatured hemoglobin (Heinz bodies). What characteristic red blood cell morphology results when the spleen removes these Heinz bodies?

a)

Bite cell

b)

Tear drop cell

c)

Acanthocyte

11.

During the process of erythropoiesis, what is the final stage before a red blood cell becomes a mature erythrocyte?

a)

Orthochromatic normoblast

b)

Basophilic normoblast

c)

Reticulocyte

12.

The blood smear examination found inclusion as shown in the picture. Identify the inclusion at the arrow point.

a)

Basophilic stippling

b)

Cabot rings

c)

Howell-Jolly bodies