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