| Condition
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Characteristics
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Causes
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| Normal adult
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| Normal neonate
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| Normal child (1-3 years)
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| Normal geriatric adult
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| Bacterial infection
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| Leukemoid Reaction
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| Leukoerythroblastic picture
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| Basophilia
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| Eosinophilia
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| Pelger-Huët Anomaly
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| Alder-Reilly Anomaly
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| May-Hegglin Anomaly
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| Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
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Granulocyte Alterations & Anomalies
- Acquired
- Hyposegmented nucleus
- Hypersegmented nucleus
- Pyknotic and necrobiotic nuclear forms
- Toxic granulation of cytoplasm
- Degranulation
- Vacuolization
- Döhle bodies
- LE cells
- Auer rods
- Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly
- Inherited
- Pelger-Huët Anomaly
- Alder-Reilly Anomaly
- May-Hegglin Anomaly
- Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
Reporting Leukocyte Morphology
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| WBCs
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SD/D/N/SI/I
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| Platelets
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SD/D/N/SI/I
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| Differential
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| Neutrophils
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- All mature AND band neutrophils
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| Lymphocytes
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- All mature lymphocytes, including reactive/atypicals
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| Monocytes
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| Eosinophils
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- All eosinophil lineage, including immature
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| Basophils
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- All basophil lineage, including immature
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| Metamyelocytes
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| Myelocytes
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| Promyelocytes
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| Blasts
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| Smudge Cells
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ONLY report if in large numbers AND consistent with CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
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| Other Cells
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| Total
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| NRBC
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x per 100 WBCs
- Report if >0
- If ≥ 10, correct WBC count for NRBCs
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| WBC Morphology
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| Bands
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Some/Many AND report Moderate/Marked left shift
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| Toxic granulation
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| Toxic vacuolation
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| Hypersegmented neutrophils
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| Hyposegmented neutrophils
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| Dohle bodies
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| Reactive lymphs
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| Platelet Morphology
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| Giant Platelets
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| Platelet Clumps
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| Comments
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| Other Comments
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See below.
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- Moderate/Marked Left Shift (immature neutrophils)
- Immature WBCs
- Neutrophilic bands (>5% of neuts)
- Eosinophilic metamyelocytes
- Eosinophilic myelocytes
- Basophilic metamyelocytes
- Basophilic myelocytes
- Prolymphocytes
- Promonocytes
- Pelger-Huet forms
- Abnormal granulation
- Chediak-Higashi
- Alder-Reilly
- Auer rods
- Folded cells
- Bite/Blister cells
- Microspherocytes
- Intracellular/Extracellular Organisms
- Bacteria
- Malarial parasites
- Other parasites
- Hemoglobin Crystals
- Hemoglobin C
- Hemoglobin S/C
- Background staining
Possible Clinical Conditions:
