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awywial

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What staining method can be used to differentiate Pappenheimer bodies from reticulocytes?
 
  a. New methylene blue
  b. PAS
  c. Perl's Prussian blue
  d. Phase microscopy on wet prep

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Why do we see Howell-Jolly bodies in patients who have had a splenectomy? Explain your answer.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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livaneabi

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The spleen is responsible for pitting out RBC inclusions including remnant DNA. In cases of splenectomy/autosplenectomy, the Howell-Jolly body is the remnant DNA.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thank you :)


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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
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