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The 14 pages that link to Peripheral blood smear, each with the reason it gives.

• AnemiaRelated: Cell size, shape, and inclusions can reveal the cause of anemia.

• Complete blood countCompared with: It directly assesses cell appearance, complementing the CBC’s numerical results.

• ThrombocytopeniaRelated: It can reveal platelet clumps, unusually large platelets, or other clues behind a low count.

• Hemolytic anemiaRelated: Cell shapes such as spherocytes or schistocytes can point toward specific causes.

• ReticulocyteRelated: Blood smears show red-cell morphology and can reveal immature or abnormal cells.

• Megaloblastic anemiaRelated: It can show macro-ovalocytes and hypersegmented neutrophils associated with megaloblastic anemia.

• Hemolytic uremic syndromeRelated: It can reveal fragmented cells that support a microangiopathic process.

• Hereditary spherocytosisRelated: It can reveal spherocytes and polychromasia in affected blood.

• Autoimmune hemolytic anemiaRelated: Cell shapes and spherocytes can support the diagnosis and suggest the destruction pattern.

• Thrombotic microangiopathyRelated: Microscopy can identify schistocytes and other clues to the syndrome.

• Blood cellRelated: Its cell shapes and maturation patterns can expose abnormalities hidden by counts.

• Microcytic anemiaRelated: Cell shape and appearance can add clues beyond the mean corpuscular volume.

• Sideroblastic anemiaRelated: Red-cell size variation and dimorphic populations can provide clues before marrow testing.

• Immune thrombocytopenic purpuraRelated: It helps exclude platelet clumping, abnormal cells, and features of competing diagnoses.