Rbc Abnormalities And Wbcs

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acanthocyte

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anisocytosis

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bar cell

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which WBC?

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basophil

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Which WBC?

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basophil

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basophilic stippling

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dacryocyte

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echinocytes or poikliocytosis

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elliptocytes

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which WBC

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eosinophil

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eosinophil

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neutrophil

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fusocyte

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(with protrusions)

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Heinz bodies

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with dots

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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(5 o'clock)

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keratocyte

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leptocyte

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lymphocyte

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lymphocyte

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lymphocyte

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lymphocyte

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monocyte

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monocyte

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neutrophil

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poikilocytosis

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poikilocytosis

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rouleaux

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schistocytes

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spherocyte

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stomatocyte

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stacked like poker chips

common in healthy horses

less common in cats, dogs

rare in ruminants

increase in inflammatory disease (increased fibrinogen or globulin concentration)

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rouleaux formation

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unorganized 3D clustering

serious issue

immune system disorder

antibody coats the RBC

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agglutination

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agglutination vs rouleaux formation?

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rouleaux is more linear, can tell cells apart somewhat

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difference in cell size, rated as low, moderate or marked

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anisocytosis

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with a high MCV you will often see

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macrocytes

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with a low MCV you will often see

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microcytes

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usually juvenile polychromatic erythrocytes (reticulocytes)

may indicate regenerative response

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macroctyes

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usually deficient in essential nutrients such as iron

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microcytes

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cells that stain lighter than the surrounding RBCs due to lower Hb

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hypochromic

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what test would confirm hypochromasia

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mean corpuscular Hb concentration (MCHC)

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when cells stain darker

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hyperchromic

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RBCs with faint blue colouring due to organelles left in cytoplasm

usually macrocytic and immature

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polychromasia

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what would an abundance of reticulocytes indicate

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an increase in bone marrow production

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normal staining intensity

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normochromasia

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normal shaped RBC

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discocyte

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presence of abnormally-shaped RBCs, general term

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poikilocytosis

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crenated RBCs

blunt, short, evenly-spaced projections around edge

often most common altered RBC found

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echinocyte

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associated with renal disease, lymphosarcoma in dogs, exercise in horses, after rattlesnake bite venom poisoning

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echinocyte

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resemble echinocytes

projections are irregularly spaced, club like, varying length and diameter

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acanthocytes

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occur in cats with hepatic lipidosis, dogs with liver disease esp. hemangiosarcoma of liver, and kidney disease

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acanthocytes

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flattened RBCs with large surface area, decreased cell volume

may fold or become distorted or wrinkled

may fold over into bowl shapes

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leptocytes

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central staining area that resembled bull's eye

may be found in animals with liver disease or reticulocytosis

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codocyte

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similar to codocyte except has dark bar in centre extending to both sides

common with chronic disease esp. nonregenerative anemia

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bar cell (knizocyte)

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elongated curved central pallor that resembles a mouth

common with chronic disease esp. nonregenerative anemia

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stomatocyte

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thick, spherical, darkly-staining cells

smaller than normal RBCs

no central pallor

decreased surface area

suggests immune-mediate hemolytic anemia (IMHA)or mismatched blood transfusion

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spherocyte

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oval or cigar shaped

found in various anemias

large amounts in hereditary elliptocytosis

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elliptocyte

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RBC fragments due to intravascular trauma (fibrin strands)

may indicate serious illness

disseminated intravascular coagulopathy , vascular neoplasms and iron deficiency

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schistocytes

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speculated with 2 or more points

forms blister/vacuole, enlarges and opens

iron-deficiency anemia allows for oxidative injury to cell

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keratocyte

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teardrop shaped

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dacryocyte

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pointed at each end, similar to a lemon

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fusocyte

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small to medium dark blue dots inside an RBC

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basophilic stippling

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commonly seen in immature RBCs of ruminants, regenerative response of the bone marrow (anemia) and lead poisoning

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basophilic stippling

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small round portion of basophilic remnants of the nucleus retained in cell

seen in patients after splenectomy or with spleen disorder (spleen usually removes nuclear remnants)

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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early release of immature RBCs with anemia and lead poisoning, except in birds and reptiles

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nucleated RBCs

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common in cat RBCs

found in lymphosarcoma cases, hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus in cats

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Heinz bodies

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Granulocytes?

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Neutrophil

Eosinophil

Basophil

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Agranulocytes

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Lymphocyte

Monocyte

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main differences between lymphocyte and monocyte?

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lymphocyte has large nucleus, monocyte has vacuoles

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difference between the granulocytes?

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neutrophils have very twisted nucleus with light purple cytoplasm, looks grainy but no granules

basophils have larger nucleus with visible purple granules (purple-blue)

eosinophils have orange and blue granules