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