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