Schistocytes: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation:
irregularly shaped RBCs on blood smear, demonstrating evidence of microangiopathy (i.e. clots in small vessels)
irregularly shaped RBCs on blood smear, demonstrating evidence of microangiopathy (i.e. clots in small vessels)
specificity not assessed.
Associated Diagnoses:
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
50% sensitive