Red Blood Cell Morphology: Dacrocyte

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Objectives

  • Describe the morphology of a normal red blood cell on a Romanowski-stained peripheral blood smear and the general process of red blood cell morphology evaluation.

  • Describe the dacrocyte, including its appearance on a peripheral blood smear and the clinical conditions it's associated with.

  • Differentiate true and artifactual dacrocytes.

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