2nd Most Common Features -2
Hemorrhagic abnormalities: cont’d
Red
blood cell fragmentation:
schistocytes
Helmet
cells
microspherocytes
Triangular
shaped cells
Small
bizarre shaped cells
thrombocytes:
>20,000/mm3
WBCs:
Increased
with shift-to-left
Prothrombin
time (PT):
Increased
with shift-to-left
Fibrinogen
level:
Normal
to increased initially
Decreased
later
FDPs:
D-dimers:
Increased
Increased