Erythrocyte Inclusions Media Lab
This image of erythrocyte inclusions from Wright-stained peripheral blood smears shows what? A. Pappenheimer bodies B. Cabot ring C. Howell-Jolly bodies D. Artifact
B. Cabot ring
Which of the cells indicated by the arrows in the images below should be reported as basophilic stippling? A. Cell A B. Cell B C. Cell C D. None of the above
B. Cell B
This image of erythrocyte inclusions from Wright-stained peripheral blood smears shows what? A. Pappenheimer bodies B. Howell-Jolly bodies C. Cabot ring D. Artifact
B. Howell-Jolly bodies
What red blood cell inclusion may be expected in a case of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency? A. Heinz bodies B. Cabot rings C. Pappenheimer bodies D. Basophilic stippling
A. Heinz bodies
Which of the erythrocyte inclusions listed below would appear on a Wright-stained peripheral blood smear as round, smooth, almost pyknotic, dark-purple staining bodies ranging in size from 0.5 to 1.0 micron in diameter and usually occuring singly in erythrocytes? A. Howell-Jolly bodies B. Heinz bodies C. Basophilic stippling D. Pappenheimer bodies
A. Howell-Jolly bodies
Which of the following inclusions are composed of DNA? A. Howell-Jolly bodies B. Heinz bodies C. Pappenheimer bodies D. Basophilic stippling
A. Howell-Jolly bodies
Which of the following disorders or diseases is associated with coarse basophilic stippling? A. Lead poisoning B. Bacterial infection C. Leukemia D. Lymphocytosis
A. Lead Poisoning
This image represents a field of red blood cells (RBCs) that were stained using a supravital stain. How would these cells appear if they were viewed on a Wright stained smear? A. Polychromatophilic RBCs B. Normal RBCs C. RBCs containing Cabot rings D. RBCs containing Pappenheimer bodies
A. Polychromatophilic RBCs
The cells indicated by the arrows are... A. Polychromatophilic red blood cells B. Red blood cells with cabot rings C. Ringed sideroblasts D. Normal red blood cells
A. Polychromatophilic red blood cells
This image of erythrocyte inclusions from Wright-stained peripheral blood smears shows what? A. Cabot ring B. Howell-Jolly bodies C. Basophilic stippling D. Artifact
C. Basophilic stippling
Which of the following inclusions may be observed on a Wright-stained peripheral blood smear if a patient has had a splenectomy? A. Reticulocytes and Basophilic stippling B. Basophilic stippling and Howell-Jolly bodies C. Howell-Jolly and Pappenheimer bodies D. Pappenheimer bodies and Reticulocytes
C. Howell-Jolly and Pappenheimer bodies
Which of these methods could be used to differentiate between Howell-Jolly bodies and Pappenheimer bodies and what results would be noted? A. Wright-Giemsa stain: Pappenheimer bodies stain blue but Howell-Jolly bodies do not stain blue B. Wright-Giemsa stain: Howell-Jolly bodies stain blue but Pappenheimer bodies do not stain blue C. Prussian blue stain: Howell-Jolly bodies stain blue but Pappenheimer bodies do not stain blue D. Prussian blue stain: Pappenheimer bodies stain blue but Howell-Jolly bodies do not stain blue
Prussian blue stain: Pappenheimer bodies stain blue but Howell-Jolly bodies do not stain blue
The arrows in the image point to Heinz bodies in erythrocytes. Which of the following stains was used to confirm the presence of these inclusions? A. Prussian blue stain B. Wright-Giemsa stain C. Supravital stain D. Any of the above stains
Supravital stain
