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What tests would you do if you had a dog with pale mucous membranes, slight tachycardia, and splenomegaly?

PCV/TP
Full CBC
Chemistry panel
Tick titer
Radiographs

What is the normal range of PCV for dogs?

35-50%

What is the normal range of TP for dogs?

5.5-7.5g/dL

What is present on this blood smear?

What is present on this blood smear?

Ghost cells


Polychromatics


Spherocytes


Platelets

Why do ghost cells occur?

Cell lysis

What is the diagnosis for Case Study 1 (Nelly)?

Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

Is IMHA regenerative?

Yes

Is TP usually within the normal range with IMHA?

Yes

Can IMHA occur within a month of a vaccination?

Yes

How do you treat IMHA?

Immunosuppresants and a packed blood cell infusion.

What does ingesting onions do to dogs' rbcs?

Causes oxidative injury

What is in onion that damages dogs' rbcs?

Thiosulphate

How do you treat thiosulphate poisoning?

Eliminate onions from diet


IV fluids


B vitamins


AB's


Blood transfusion

What blood cell abnormalities might be present on Gizmo (onion toxicity) blood smear?

Eccentrocytes


Keratocytes


Heinzbodies


Hgb


Schistocytes


Polychromasia


Plateletclumps


Macroplatelets

Why were Gizmo's brown mucous membranes diagnostically significant? (Onion toxicity)

Oxidative injury to the red blood cells