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