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