24 June 2021 (Thursday) - NEQAS Blood Films


Two months ago I looked at the NEQAS blood film CPD. Today I finally got to see the result.

 

At the time I saw:

 

2103BF1 

 

Sickle cells           (013) 

Target cells         (010) 

NRBCs                   (022) 

Polychromasia   (005) 

Fragments          (012) 

 

? sickle cell crisis 

 

2103 BF2 

 

Target cells                         (010) 

Howell-Jolly bodies         (020) 

Macrocytosis                     (003) 

Spherocytes                       (016) 

Fragments                          (012) 

 

?? post splenectomy (poor film) 

 

The top ten features (and diagnosis) were

 

2103BF1 

 

Sickle cells           (013) 

NRBCs                   (022) 

Polychromasia   (005) 

Howell-Jolly bodies         (020) 

Target cells         (010) 

 

Fragments came in at #8

 

This was indeed a case of sickle cell crisis 

 

2103 BF2 

 

Howell-Jolly bodies         (020) 

Target cells                         (010) 

NRBCs                   (022) 

Hypochromia

Macrocytosis                     (003) 

 

Fragments came in at #7 and spherocytes  at #10

 

This was a post splenectomy case. No mention was made of the poor film quality though.

 

I’ll take that as having got it right…

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