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| (spur cell) long oddly space projections, seen in liver dysfunction and hemangiosarcoma |
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| slide preparation artifact. too slow to dry or prolonged contact with EDTA. |
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| (burr cell) short evenly spaced projections around RBC, associated with lymphosarcoma, rattlesnake bites and renal dz |
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| stomatocyte is one, thin cell with more surface area, often folds onto itself |
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| dark center with zone around center (looks like target), seen in patients with anemia, liver dz |
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| fragmented RBC due to passing through fibrinous tissue. seen in patients with DIC |
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| smaller than normal RBC with no central pallor. Same volume as other RBCs (same MCV) associated with immune mediated dz |
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| RBCs smaller than normal seen in Fe deficient patients |
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| Larger RBC size, seen in patients with an increased production and marrow release of immature cells |
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| Lack of pallor due to Fe deficiency |
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| RBCs stacked like toppled dominoes, seen often in horses sometimes cats, idicative of inflammatory or neoplastic dz in dogs |
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| RBC clumping, seen in autoimmune dz and blood transfusions |
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| dense chromatin within RBC with a basophilic color when stained. often a response to anemia |
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| RBC shows dots of blue stain within cell of residual RNA. common in young ruminants, cats with anemia, and Pb poisoning in dogs |
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| rounded "nub" on RBC due to denatured hemoglobin. due to oxidation of cell because of drugs or chemicals |
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