In a smear from a patient known to have Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS) the MLT observes several spherocytes, however not all of the erythocytes are spherocytes Explain the reason for the MLT’s observation.

A child has a lymphocyte percentage of 30% and a neutrophil percentage of 65%. The child :

What red blood cell inclusion may be seen in the peripheral blood smear of a patient postsplenectomy?

Which of the following inclusions/cell is only visible with supravital staining?

A characteristic RBC morphologic feature on the peripheral smear of patients with myelofibrosis includes:

Which of the red blood cell inclusions below is a result of denatured hemoglobin?

The purpose of the reticulocyte count is to:

Megaloblastic asynchronous development in the bone marrow indicates which of the following?

In a parasitic infection, there will be an increase in:

The shape of the normal erythrocyte is