Term
| what would it mean if the rbc indicies of the dog were normocytic;normochromic |
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Definition
it normal or acute blood loss, or non regenerative anemia
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Term
| what does it mean when the rbc indicies are microcytic;normochromic |
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Definition
it would be congenital in Akita and Shiba inus
( small cell normal color |
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Term
| what does it mean when the cells are macrocytic and normochromic |
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Definition
| congenital in poodle and Schnauzers meaning large cell normal color |
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Term
| when a cell is normocytic but hypochromic what does it tell you |
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Definition
| iron defieciency (slightly) |
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Term
| when the cells are microcytic and hypochromic what does it tell you |
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Definition
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Term
| what are two types of rbcs that you look for to conform iron deficiency after rbc indicies have been done |
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Definition
| schistocytes, and keratocytes |
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Term
| what can be a cause of low MCV |
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Definition
| iron deficiency, or could b congenital in akitas and shiba inus |
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Term
| what are causes of High Mcv |
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Definition
| immature Rbcs or congenital in poodles and schnauzers |
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Term
true or false
macrocytosis may occur in anemic cats infected with FeLV |
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Definition
| true feLv cats have larger rbcs high MCV |
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Term
| what does it mean when the cell is macrocytic; hypochromic |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the cause of Low MCHC |
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Definition
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Term
| what 3 things can trick the machine to read a high MCHC |
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Definition
| hemolysis,lipemia, heinz bodies |
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Term
true or false
High MCHC would be considered an artifact |
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Definition
| true; an rbc cannot have too much hb |
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Term
| what is the best way to classify anemia |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the least accurate way to classify anemia |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| what is regenerative anemia |
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Definition
| loosing blood abnormally but still producing rbc |
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Term
| what is non regenerative anemia |
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Definition
loosing rbcs because of scenescent cells and kidney is not producing
loose blood without producing |
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Term
the absolute reticulocyte count verifies what type of anemia
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Definition
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Term
| what are the two types of regenerative anemia |
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Definition
blood loss anemia
and
Hemolysis |
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Term
blood loss anemia can be
hemorrhage or hemorrhage |
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Definition
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Term
| what are the causes of acute hemorrhage |
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Definition
- internal or external trauma;accidental or surgical
- Coagulation disorders
- Large ulcers or bleeding tumors
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Term
| what are causes of Chronic Hemorrhage |
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Definition
- parasites
- gi ulcers
- inflammatory bowel disease
- overuse of blood donors
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Term
| what will you see in regenerative anemia |
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Definition
| anisocytosis and polychromasia |
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Term
| An adult hookworm can take how much blood from a puppy in 24hrs |
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Definition
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Term
| in regenerative anemia how many hrs does it take a reticulocyte to appear |
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Definition
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Term
| name the 7 things that would cause hemolysis in the body |
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Definition
-immune mediated
-Blood parasites
- Heinz bodies
- other microorganisms
- water toxication
- hereditary rbc defects
- Metabloc diorder |
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Term
what can cause
Immune mediated hemolysis
IMHA |
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Definition
| vaccine reaction,medication or drug, an infection or neoplasia |
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Term
| what blood parasites cause hemolysis |
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Definition
haemobartonella canis
haemo felis
hemotropic myoplasma
babesia spp.
Cytauxzoon felis
Ehrlichia |
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Term
true or false
cats are more susceptible to Heinz bodies |
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Definition
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Term
| what organ sees heinz bodies as an abnormality and destroys through extravascular hemolysis |
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Definition
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Term
| what type of cell will you see when perfoming a Comb's test |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
plants,
onion and garlic toxitcity,
drug -acetaminophen,
propylene glycol,
zinc,
copper,
propofol,
benzocaine,
napthalene, |
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Term
| what is metabolic disorder |
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Definition
| anything that interfers with synthesis of hb or anything that interferes with metabolic processes of RBC |
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Term
| what are the two ways non regenerative anemia can occur |
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Definition
- Reduced erythropoises
- Defective Erythropoieses
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Term
| name the infections that can cause harm to bone marrow causing non-regenerative anemia |
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Definition
FeLV
-FIV
-Parvovirus
-Ehrilichia |
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Term
| what can cause reduced erythropoises causing non-reg. anemia |
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Definition
- chronic disease
- renal disease
- damage to bone marrow
- infectious agents
- immune mediated causes
- idiopathic aplastic anemia
- congenital/inherited
- myeloproliferative disorder
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Term
| how can the bone marrow be damaged |
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Definition
- radiation
- chemotherapeutic drugs
- chloroaphenical(antibiotics)
- other drugs
- estrogen toxicity
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Term
| what are two ways that can cause defective erythropoieses leading to non-reg. anemia |
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Definition
- disorded of heme synthesis
and
Abnormal Rbc maturation |
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Term
| what can cause disorders of heme sythesis |
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Definition
- copper,iron vitamin B deficiency
- Lead toxicity &
- Some drugs
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Term
true or false
idiopathic can cause abnormal Rbc maturation leading to non regeneratie anemia |
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Definition
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Term
| how long does it take for a aggregate reticulocyte to mature into punctate reticulocyte in cats |
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Definition
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Term
| how long can punctate reticulocytes circulate in the cats body |
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Definition
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Term
true or false
the more immature the cell the more RNA it contains |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the formula for the corrected reticulocyte |
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Definition
| observed reticulocytes x pvc/ normal pcv range |
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