Erythrocyte Morphology Flashcards
Cause

Mycoplasma haemofelis
Cause

Cause

Mycoplasma haemocanis
Cause

Cytauxzoon felis
Cause

Mycoplasma wenyoni
Cause

Anaplasma marginale
Cause

Distemper
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Viral Inclusions
What is this RBC arrangement called?
Is it considered normal?

Rouleaux
Normal in horses
Suggest increased globulin in small animals
What is this RBC arrangement called?
What does it suggest?

Agglutination
Suggests antibody attachement to RBCs
Type of anemia?
Indicative of what?

Macrocytic Anemia
Regeneration
Type of anemia?
Indicative of what disease?

Microcytic Anemia
Feline Deficient Anemia
Type of red blood cell represented by the arrow

Polychromasia
Type of red blood cell represented by the arrowhead

Hypochromasia
Disease

Iron Deficiency - Llama
Is this an example of hypochromasia?

No
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Leptocytes and Codocytes
Type of red blood cell

Echinocytes
Type of red blood cell

Acanthocyte
Type of red blood cell indicated by the arrow

Schistocytes
Type of red blood cell

Keratocyte
Type of red blood cell

Spherocyte
Type of red blood cell

Eccentrocyte
Type of red blood cell

Leptocytes and Codocytes
Type of red blood cell

Stomatocytes
What is this red blood cell structure?

Heinz body
What is the red blood cell structure?

Basophilic Stippling
What is this red blood cell structure?

Nucleated Red Blood Cells - Howell Jolly Bodies