Knowledge Check
Match the poikilocyte with the diseased organ:
Spur cell
Burr cell
Kidney disease
Liver 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
Loss of central pallor
AKA echinocyte
AKA spur cell
Central pallor intact
Equal length of spikes/projections
Rounded projections
Seen in kidney disease
Asymmetrical distribution of spikes
Symmetrical distribution of spikes
Spiky or knobby projections
Seen in liver disease
Acanthocyte
Burr cell
Sort the image above with the poikilocyte below
Panel A
Panel B
Panel D
Panel H
Panel G
Panel E
Panel F
Panel C
Burr cell
Spur cell