CASEC A 16-year-old female was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The p
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:23 pm
CASEC A 16-year-old female was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The patient had been helping her father remodel an old home during her summer break. The laboratory tests revealed she had a microcytic hypochromic anemia and also elevated liver enzymes. The following image was seen on the patient's peripheral smear. Image A Image B 1. What are the red cell inclusions seen in the image A above? 2. What type of anemias typically have these inclusions? 3. What are the 2 bluish colored cells in image B? 4. What do the bluish colored cells indicate? 5. Do you know what the patient's diagnosis may be? What?