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Polychromasia & anisocytosis--are they bad?
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If both are: Reported that would indicate a blood smear with size and color variation in the red blood cells. While a potential sign of a "stressed" marrow, it would be an over call to say this in and of itself is "bad.".
Answered 12/13/2018
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