Macrocytosis Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Macrocytosis and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| What is a prominent morphologic feature of lead poisoning: | View Page |
| RDW is an indication of which of the following: | View Page |
| Which of the following is not associated with RBC macrocytosis? | View Page |
| A 10-year-old child presents with jaundice and scleral icterus. The photograph captures a section of the peripheral blood smear. The report should direct attention to: | View Page |
| The blood study from which this smear was obtained revealed an MCV of 115 femtoliters (fl).Normal MCV values in adults= 80 - 90 fl.Normal MCV values in full-term infants= 98 -108 fl.Which of the following conditions may be indicated by the results seen on this peripheral blood smear? | View Page |
| Conditions suggested by the macrocytes and the neutrophil in the photograph to the right include: | View Page |
| A general term describing variation in size is: | View Page |
| Another Example of Macrocytosis Another example of macrocytes is seen in this slide. This patient had pernicious anemia, which results from an inability to absorb the vitamin B12 needed for DNA synthesis. Since many cells are destroyed in the bone marrow, decreased numbers of red cells are present in the circulating blood causing low hemoglobin(anemia).
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| The term that best describes the red cell population on this slide is: | View Page |
| The term used to describe significant variation in size of the red cell population as seen on this slide is: | View Page |