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Erythrocytes Flashcards

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What is Erythropoeisis?

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process of maturation of a RBC

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What is the lifespan of a RBC in a Dog?

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110 days

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What is the lifespan of a RBC in a Cat?

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68 days

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How are RBC’s classified?

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  • Cell arangement of blood film
  • Color (variation: Polychromasia)
  • Size (variation: Anisocytosis)
  • Shape (variation: Poikilocytosis)
  • Presence of structures
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What is Polychromasia?

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variation in color

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What is Rouleaux Formation?

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  • grouping of red blood cells in stacks
  • sign of increased fibrinogen or globulin concentration
  • can be artifact (operator error)
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How do you “fix” a Rouleaux Formation?

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drop of saline added to blood

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What is Agglutination?

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  • appears as stacks or clusters
  • occurs in: immune-mediated disorders
  • antibody coats the cell causing clumping
  • saline won’t fix
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What is Normochromatic?

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erythrocytes that are normally colored

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What 2 ways can Polychromasia show?

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  • Hypochromasia
  • Hyperchromasia
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Polychromatic RBC

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  • bluish tint (caused by small amt. of nucleus in cytoplasm)
  • may appear as reticulocytes
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What is Hypochromasia?

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  • decrease in color
  • decreased staining intensity caused by insufficent hemoglobin
  • caused by: iron deficency
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What is Hyperchromasia?

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  • cell that appears darker than normal
  • oversaturated with hemoglobin
  • true hyperchromasia can’t exist!!
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What is MCHC?

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  • mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
  • describes cell as normochromatic or hypochromatic
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What is the normal MCHC?

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31-36%

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What is Normocyte or Normocytic Cells?

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  • RBCs that are of normal, consistent size
  • Anisocytosis:variation in size
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What is Anisocytosis?

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  • variation in size
  • indicates:anemia
  • can be microcytic or macrocytic
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What is Macrocytosis?

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  • abnormal amount of cells larger than normal size
  • indicate: liver disease and Vitamin B12 deficency
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What is Microcytosis?

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  • abnormal amout of cells that are smaller than normal
  • indicates:iron deficency
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What is MCV?

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  • mean corpuscular volume
  • describes cells as being normocytic, macrocytic or microcytic
  • measures average volume of RBCs
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What is the normal values of MCV?

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66-77fl (femtoliters)

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What is Poikilocytosis?

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  • major deviation in normal shape of the RBC
  • umbrella term
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What are Shistocytes?

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  • fragmented cells
  • formed as a result of shearing of the cell by fibrin strands
  • occurs when: RBC rapidly pass thru microvasuculature lined or meshed with strands
  • observed in hemolysis caused by: DIC, iron deficency
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What are Acanthocytes?

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  • spur cells
  • projections vary in length, width and surface distribution
  • seen in animals with altered lipid metabolism (hepatic lipidosis, liver disease)
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What are Echinocytes?

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  • burr cell
  • have multiple, small, delicate regular shaped spines evenly distributed
  • can be artificial
  • oven seen with slow drying blood films
  • crenation: slow drying blood films, underfilled EDTA tube
  • associated with: renal disease, lymphosarcoma, rattlesnake bites
  • seen in horses after exercise
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What is Crenation?

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  • artifact
  • even membrane projections
  • commonly observed in pig blood
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What are Drepanocytes?

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  • sickle cell
  • cresent shaped with pointed ends
  • often seen in deer and goats
  • result of: low oxygen tension
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What are Pre-Keratocytes?

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  • cells with psuedovacuole
  • caused when cell bumped into fibrin strand
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What are Keratocytes?

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  • helmet cells
  • also called bite cells
  • associated with trauma
  • psuedovacuole from pre-keratocyte ruptured
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What are Spherocytes?

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  • have a reduced cell membrane strength
  • hyperchromatic
  • seen most frequently in Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
  • usually seen in dogs
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What are Dacrocytes?

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  • tear cells
  • seen in myeloproliferative diseases
  • can be produced as an artifact
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When is a Dacrocyte an artifact?

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  • when all the tails point in the same direction
  • caused by improper blood smear
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What are Codocytes?

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  • umbrella term
  • describes cells that have increased membrane surface area
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What cells are Codocytes?

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  • target cell
  • folded cell
  • stomatocytes
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What are Folded Cells?

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  • have rectangular central palor
  • associated with liver disease, acute alcoholism, electrolyte imbalances
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What are Stomatocytes?

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  • resemble smiling mouth
  • associated with hereditary diseases, liver disease, electrolyte imbalance
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What are Target Cells?

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  • mainly in dogs
  • have increased membrane to volume ratio
  • thin bell shaped cells
  • indicatd liver disease or hemoglobinopathies
  • may be seen as artifact
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How is a Target Cell created as an artifact?

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-when smears are made in high humidity or blown dry

39
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What are structures found on/in erythrocytes?

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  • nucleated RBC
  • basophilic stippling
  • howell jolly bodies
  • heinz bodies
  • reticulocytes
40
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What are Nucleated Red Blood Cells?

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-represent early release of immature RBC during anemia

41
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What is Basophilic Stippling?

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  • observed in RBCs that contain abnormal aggregation of RNA
  • observed in heavy metal poisioning, non regenerative anemia, erythrogenesis
  • dogs, cats, ruminants
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What are Howell Jolly Bodies?

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  • nuclear remnants observed in young RBC
  • observed in cats and horses
  • seen in regenerative anemia
  • also seen with spleen disease or spleen removal
43
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What are Heinz Bodies?

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  • particles of denatured hemoglobin protein
  • stain with new methylene blue
  • onion toxicity
  • acetaminophine toxicity
  • spleen lyses cells
44
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What % of Heinz Bodies do cats normally have?

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2-3%

45
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What are Reticulocytes?

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  • immature RBC
  • contain organells lost in mature cell
  • have 2 types
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What are the 2 types of Reticulocytes?

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  • aggregate
  • punctate
47
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What are Aggregate Reticulocytes?

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  • form large clumps of reticulum
  • mature into punctate form within 24 hours
48
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What are Punctate Reticulocytes?

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  • unique to cats
  • contain 2-8 single granules
  • circulate for 7-10 days
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