Red Blood Cell Morphology: Agglutination

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Continuing Education Credits

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Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours

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Objectives

  • Describe the morphology of a normal red blood cell (RBC) on a Romanowski-stained peripheral blood smear and the general process of RBC morphology evaluation.
  • Discuss RBC agglutination, including its appearance on the peripheral blood smear and the clinical conditions it's associated with.
  • Differentiate RBC agglutination from rouleaux formation.

Course Outline

  • Red Blood Cell Agglutination
    • Red Blood Cell Morphology
    • Normal Red Blood Cell Morphology
    • The Peripheral Blood Smear
    • The Monolayer
    • Agglutination Morphology and Identification
    • Pathophysiology of RBC Agglutination
    • Clinical Conditions Associated with RBC Agglutination
    • Artifactual RBC Agglutination
    • RBC Agglutination versus Rouleaux
    • Key Takeaways
  • References
    • References

Additional Information

This is a mini course designed to enhance learning and reinforce existing knowledge. It does not provide continuing education (CE) credit. The purpose of this course is to support ongoing professional development and review.