Erythrocytes: Erythrogram

Question 1

Erythron

Answer 1

all erythroid cells

includes mature erythrocytes circulating in blood and immature erythroid cells in the bone marrow

Question 2

Erythrogram

Answer 2

a numerical or graphical representation of RBCs as seen in the CBC data and the morphologic assessment of hte RBCs

Question 3

Eruthropoiesis

Answer 3

the process of RBC production

in helath there is a balance between production and loss of RBCs

tightly regulated by what the body needs

Question 4

Anemia

Answer 4

a deficiency of RBCs and or hemoglobin

in vet med primarily determined by HCT or PCV

RBC production < RBC loss

Question 5

Erythrocytosis

Answer 5

an increase in RBC mass

RBC production > RBC loss

Question 6

MCV

Answer 6

mean cell volume

Question 7

MCHC

Answer 7

mean cell Hgb concentration

Question 8

MCH

Answer 8

meal hell Hgb

Question 9

RBC indices:

MCV

Answer 9

High MCV: macrocytic

Normal MCV: normocytic

Low MCV: microcytic

tells us the average volume (size) but not the distrubution of size