Dacrocyte or Dacryocyte is a pear-shaped or tear-shaped red blood cell that is usually seen in a broad spectrum of infiltrative disorders that disrupt the bone marrow architecture and also in extramedullary hematopoiesis.

The abnormality is thought to be due to membrane damage to the red cell during maturation in a crowded bone marrow environment, damage at the time of exit from the bone marrow and subsequent circulation through the spleen.

These cells are usually seen in disorders such as myelofibrosis, metastatic tumor in the bone marrow, extramedullary hematopoiesis, dyserythropoiesis, megaloblastic anemias, thalassemia especially in thalassemia major, acute leukemias, and in multiple myelomas.

I don't have Dacrocyte cells in my peripheral blood smear more so the diseases stated above.

A friend of mine used to call me Dacrocyte during our MedTech years hence used in the advent of this blog.

APMC Palarong Medicine 2008

Last weekend, the yearly Palarong Medicine again held in ULTRA was a success, wherein students from different medical schools in the entire Metro Manila competed into different sport events like basketball, volleyball, swimming, soccer, badminton and table tennis.

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Competing against the UERM team, doubles-players Dave and James prepare to receive and attack.

Of course I was there to support my team, the University of Santo Tomas-Medicine Association of Table Tennis Players wherein last year we ranked 3rd on both male and female divisions. This year, my team worked really hard to take home the gold; the girls team retained their rank as number 3 however, the boys team ruled over the championship round competing against and defeating the energetic University of the Philippines team. Woot woot! Way to go guys!

It was a tough game cos the UP team got really good players and they're very competitive, also this year, a new high-spirited team from the Ateneo University is also equally competitive.

Congratulations to ATTP!

And kudos to Jae Lord and to this year's team captain Patrick.

More pictures by clicking HERE.

8 remark(s):

wanderingcommuter said...

ooohhh... i miss playing table tennis!

my-so-called-Quest said...

next year sasali ako!
wala bang pitik bulag? aheheh
sayang di ko kayo nakita.
dapat nakita ko na kau ni doc mnel=]

RONeiluke, RN said...

nakakamiss yung ganitong mga sporting events...i used to play volleyball, table tennis, and badminton back in HS..hehe!

buti may time pa kayo for these sporting events...

peace out!

tatapx said...

Link back...

http://www.tatapx.org/2008/11/18/apmc-palarong-medicine-2008/

ka bute said...

kulelat ako sa larong yan. naalala ko tuloy si forest gump. ha ha ha. (--.)

tatapx said...

Ilang taon na ang APMC? Pwede ba nursing?

dak said...

@tatapx - ahm, nope... it's only for med students...

Anonymous said...

I will joining the UERM Table tennis team this coming November 2009. I am looking forward to it.

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