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