Knowledge Check
Match the poikilocyte with the diseased organ:
Burr cell
Spur cell
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.
Match the correct names:
Spur cell
Bur cell
Echinocyte
Acanthocyte
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.
Sort the cell characteristics (top) with the correct poikilocyte (bottom):
Unequal length of spikes/projections
Asymmetrical distribution of spikes
Symmetrical distribution of spikes
Rounded projections
Seen in liver disease
Loss of central pallor
Equal length of spikes/projections
Central pallor intact
Spiky or knobby projections
AKA spur cell
AKA echinocyte
Seen in kidney disease
Acanthocyte
Burr cell
Sort the image above with the poikilocyte below
Panel F
Panel C
Panel H
Panel E
Panel A
Panel B
Panel D
Panel G
Burr cell
Spur cell