stomatocyte

There is a crack in the center of the red blood cells of the stomatocyte, and the pale area in the center is flat, resembling an open mouth or fish mouth. Occasionally, normal people see. For example, there are more oral red blood cells in the blood smear, which is seen in oral polycythemia. A small amount can be seen in diffuse intravascular blood (DIC), alcoholism. Basic Information Specialist classification: cardiovascular examination classification: blood examination Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: fasting Tips: Do not eat too greasy, high-protein foods the day before, and avoid heavy drinking. Normal value <4%. Clinical significance Abnormal results: increased in hereditary oral polycythemia, diffuse intravascular coagulation, liver disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, alcoholism, glutathione deficiency, hereditary spherocytosis, mild thalassemia, occasional normal people see . Oral red blood cells are often detained in the spleen sinus due to poor deformability. In the acidic environment of the spleen sinus, the available ATP is reduced due to glucose deficiency, and the permeability of cells to sodium is further increased. Therefore, the destruction of red blood cells in the spleen is More than 3 times other parts. Precautions Contraindications before inspection: An increase in the amount of counting can relatively reduce the error. The red blood cell count decreased from 5 pm to 7 am and after meals, up to 10%. Bed rest can be reduced by 5.7% compared with normal activities. Therefore, time, diet and time should be properly considered when evaluating two blood test results. Bed rest and other factors. Requirements for inspection: Red blood cell count is highly prone to errors. Venous blood collection, long-term ligation of the tourniquet can cause false increase, the pipette is unclean, not accurate, will count or increase or decrease; draw the diluent, now use a manual dosing device, the capacity should be calibrated before use; If you want to buy the exact one, count enough to count. If you pay attention to it, the results obtained by the manual method still have good accuracy and can be used to correct the automatic counter. Inspection process Need to take some blood for testing, observe the morphology of red blood cells under the microscope, if there are oral red blood cells, you should carefully analyze the results. Not suitable for the crowd A patient with hemophilia and severe clotting factor deficiency. Adverse reactions and risks Discomfort: There may be pain, swelling, tenderness, and visible subcutaneous ecchymosis at the puncture site.

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