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06 - CBC Flashcards

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3 main causes of decreased RBC

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  1. hemolysis
  2. blood loss
  3. decreased production
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3 causes of RBC hemolysis

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  1. IMHA
  2. infectious
  3. zinc
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5 causes of infectiuos causes of decreased RBC

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  1. mycoplasma
  2. rickettsial
  3. babesiosis
  4. cytauxzoonosis
  5. heartworm
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4 causes of decreased RBC due to decreased production

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  1. anemia of chronic inflammatory disease
  2. decreased EPO (renal dz, hypothyroid, Addisons)
  3. infectious (FeLV, FIV, rickettsial)
  4. bone marrow dz (neoplasia, myelofibrosis, etc)
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2 causes of increased red blood cells

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  1. relative increase (dehydration, splenic contraction)
  2. physiologic increase (chronic lung disease, chronic cardiac disease)
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Two causes of decreased MCV

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  1. iron deficiency
  2. liver disease (PSS, liver failure)
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two causes of increased MCV

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  1. regenerative anemia
  2. felv infection
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two causes of decreased MCH

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  1. reticulocytosis
  2. iron deficiency (decreased hemoglobin production)
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6 causes of normal reticulocytes in anemic patient

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  1. chronic inflammatory disease
  2. lack of EPO (chronic renal disease, hypothyroid, addison’s)
  3. infectious (FeLV, FIV, rickettsial)
  4. liver disease/PSS
  5. iron def
  6. chronic blood loss
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2 causes of increased reticulocytes in anemic patient

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  1. blood loss (trauma, parasites, ruptured neoplasms, etc)
  2. hemolytic disease (IMHA, infectious, zinc)
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3 main causes of decreased neutrophils

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  1. decreased marrow production
  2. increased tissue demand (sepsis, viral, abscess)
  3. toxicity (estrogens, chemo)
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two main causes of decreased neutrophils due to decreased bone marrow production

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  1. infection (parvo, FeLV, toxo, rickettsial)
  2. neoplasia
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2 causes of increased neutrophils

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  1. inflammatory response (infectious, immune mediated, necrosis, neoplasia)
  2. steroid induced
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What causes increased bands in neutrophils?

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inflammatory response

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4 Causes of decreased lymphocytes

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  1. corticosteroid induced
  2. acute systemic inflammation (infection, endotoxemia)
  3. lymphangiectasia, PLE, GI lymphoma
  4. chylous effusion
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4 Causes of increased lymphocytes

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  1. epinephrine
  2. chronic antigenic stimulation
  3. addison’s
  4. lymphocytic neoplasia
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1 cause of decreased monocytes

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bone marrow disease

(can be a normal finding)

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2 causes of increased monocytes

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  1. inflammatory response
  2. steroid induced
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1 cause of decreased eosinophils

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  1. steroid induced

can be normal

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2 causes of increased eosinophils

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  1. parasitic infection
  2. allergic/hypersensitivity reaction
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6 causes of increased eosinophils due to allergic/hypersensitivity

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  1. asthma
  2. eosinophilic granuloma complex
  3. allergic dermatitis/atopy
  4. food allergies
  5. eosinophilic gastroenteritis
  6. allergic rhinitis/sinusitis
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3 caues of increased nucleated RBC

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  1. regenerative anemia
  2. splenic disease
  3. post-splenectomy
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3 causes of decreased platelets

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  1. artifact (clumping)
  2. decreased production (bone marrow suppression)
  3. consumption/destruction

immune mediated (severe)

non-immune (blood loss, DIC, local intravascular coagulation) (mild to moderate)

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