Assessment of anaemia

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Assessment of anaemia

Peripheral blood film of a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia showing myeloid blasts with an Auer rod

From the collection of Dr Kavita Raj and Dr Priyanka Mehta; used with patient consent

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CT scan of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

University of Michigan, specifically the cases of Dr Gilbert R. Upchurch reflecting the Departments of Vascular Surgery and Radiology

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Angular cheilosis

Science Photo Library

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Peripheral blood smear with spherocytes, reticulocytes, and a nucleated red blood cell (RBC)

From the collection of John Densmore, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia; used with permission

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Algorithm for the assessment of anaemia

Created by the BMJ Knowledge Centre

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Red cells in sickle cell disease

From the personal collection of Sophie Lanzkron, MD; used with permission

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Koilonychia

Reproduced with permission from Bickle Ian. Clinical exam skills: Hand signs BMJ 2004;329:0411402

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Microcytic anaemia

From the collection of Dr Robert Zaiden; used with permission

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Chest x-ray showing a widened mediastinum

From the collection of Professor James Brown; used with permission

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Classification of anaemia: MCV, mean corpuscular volume; fL, femtolitres

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Megaloblastic macrocytic anaemia

From the collection of Dr Robert Zaiden; used with permission

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Cytospin prepared from bone marrow aspirate illustrates the typical cell cytology, with oval- to bean-shaped nuclei and moderate amounts of cytoplasm with irregular cytoplasmic borders (Wright Giemsa 100x oil)

From the collection of Lynn Moscinski, MD; used with permission

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Videos

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  Venepuncture and phlebotomy animated demonstration

  How to take a venous blood sample from the antecubital fossa using a vacuum needle.