Knowledge Check

True or false: fish-shaped cells are a type of aniscoyte.

a

True

b

False

It is a poikilocyte!

Sort the following cell types according to whether or not they are poikilocytes

Target cell

Teardrop cell

Heinz body

Fish-shaped cells

Ovalocyte

Elliptocyte

Smudge cell

Sickle cell

Acanathoctye

Schistocyte

Burr cell

Reticulocyte

Nucleated red cell

Polychromatophilic cell

Poikilocyte

Not a poikilocyte

True or false: Fish-shaped RBC are found in increased numbers in iron deficiency anemia.

a

True

b

False

True or false: Fish-shaped RBC are significantly associated with severity of anaemia.

a

True

b

False

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