Types of Anemia
The following are some of the most common anemias. They are arbitrarily grouped according to RBC color and size; other sources may group them in different ways.
1. Anemia Due to Bleeding: ...
Sickling Test
Principle :
One drop of blood is mixed with one drop of sodium metabisulfate reagent on a slide .
if the erythrocytes contain hemoglobin S , they will become sickled –shaped .
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sickle cell anemia and drepanocytes on smear
a 30 year-old female diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. “Sickle cell anemia (Hb SS disease) is caused by inheritance of two ßs genes and is the most serious of the sickling syndromes. ...
Aplastic Crisis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
Numerous sickled RBC’s are present (small arrows).
A single nucleated RBC is noted (large arrow). Of note is the absence of polychromasia.
