White Blood Cell Inclusions: Döhle Body

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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 importance of recognizing and identifying white blood cell inclusions.
  • List the features of a properly prepared peripheral blood smear that can be used in the identification of white blood cell inclusions.
  • Identify Döhle bodies on a peripheral blood smear.
  • Discuss Döhle bodies, including their appearance on the peripheral blood smear and the clinical conditions they're associated with.
  • Differentiate Döhle bodies from Döhle body-like inclusions.

Course Outline

  • Döhle Body
    • White Blood Cell Inclusions
    • The Peripheral Blood Smear
    • The Monolayer
    • The Döhle Body
    • Clinical Conditions Associated with Döhle Bodies
    • Döhle Bodies versus Döhle Body-Like Inclusions
    • 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.