From: DailyQuestion@...
Date: March 30, 2009 2:12:44 PM GMT+03:00
To: glennskow@...
Subject: EMedHome Question of the Day

The EMedHome Question of the Day is:

What is the significance of the presence of schistocytes on a peripheral blood smear?

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The Answer is:

The presence of schistocytes on a peripheral blood smear would suggest a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia or mechanical shearing of erythrocytes (Mayo Clin Proc, 3/09, pg. 281).


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