Knowledge Check
Match the poikilocyte with the diseased organ:
Spur cell
Burr cell
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.
Match the correct names:
Bur cell
Spur cell
Echinocyte
Acanthocyte
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.
Sort the cell characteristics (top) with the correct poikilocyte (bottom):
Loss of central pallor
Rounded projections
Central pallor intact
Asymmetrical distribution of spikes
Spiky or knobby projections
Seen in liver disease
Seen in kidney disease
Symmetrical distribution of spikes
AKA echinocyte
AKA spur cell
Unequal length of spikes/projections
Equal length of spikes/projections
Acanthocyte
Burr cell
Sort the image above with the poikilocyte below
Panel A
Panel E
Panel G
Panel F
Panel C
Panel B
Panel H
Panel D
Burr cell
Spur cell