hematology Flashcards
macrocytic
increase in mean corpuscular volume (due to release of reticulocytes, as a result of anemia)
hypochromic
reduction in corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) due to anaemia
FeLV
Feline leukemia virus 貓白血病
- highly infectious retrovirus disease (including vertical transmission)
- recover is possible, otherwise, virus infect bone marrow, and attack wide variety of white blood cells
- lymphoma is the last stage
- leukopenia, decreased Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and Total Protein (TP) levels due to anemia, hemoconcentration and hypoglycemia due to vomiting and diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance caused by dehydration and anorexia, and recurrent urinary tract infections
- while the feline leukemia virus may cause symptomatic illness in an infected cat, an FIV infected cat can remain completely asymptomatic its entire lifetime
Autoagglutination
多個紅血球聚集在一起,而被儀器當作是一個大的RBC
increase in MCV
什麼品種的狗有不一樣的MCV
秋田犬天生MCV較小
(貴賓狗的MCV天生較大)
lipaemia leads to increase or decrease in MCHC?
Lipemia是白色,會增加顏色。因而在使用比色法測定MCHC時,會使測得的數值變高。
Heinz body 是因為方法學上的缺陷而會使測得的 MCHC 較高。
regenerative anemia and MCHC
decrease in MCHC, since it increases the release of reticulocytes, with lower Hb concentration
iron deficiency and MCHC and MCV
Iron deficiency –> decrease in synthesis of Hb
–>extra cell division occurs (cell division is inhibited when Hb reaches various amount)
–> decrease in MCHC and MCV
aged blood sampel and MCV/MCHC
increase in MCV: swelling of RBC
decrease in MCHC: increase in PCV
hyponatraemia and MCV/MCHC
hyponatraemia: low calcium concentration
decrease in MCV: fluid move out of cell due to a lower Na content in the cell
as a result, the PCV will decrease, and hence MCHC increases
intravascular haemolysis and MCHC
increase MCHC: RBC decreases, PCV then also falls. Hb remains the same.
form of reticulocyte in dogs and cats
- aggregate form: larger than mature red cells and contain large clumps of aggregated ribosome; in dogs, all reticulocytes are in this form
- punctate form: more mature form, similar size to RBC, fewer inclusion and contain dots of residue RNA; both forms found in cats; counted as mature RBC
- when counting reticulocytes, only count aggregate form
- increased punctate reticulocytes indicate a regenerative response 2–4 weeks earlier, while increased aggregate reticulocytes indicate recent bone marrow stimulation.
Parvovirus and disease
non-enveloped single-stranded DNA virus
highly contigious in dogs, spread by fecal route
parvovirus喜歡一直在分裂的細胞(像是腸道等等)。Parvovirus對年輕動物也可能造成leukopenia;或是攻擊bone marrow。(因為bone marrow也一直在分裂);或造成幼犬的心肌產生問題。
causing non-regenerative anaemia
Because the normal intestinal lining is also compromised, blood and protein leak into the intestines, leading to anemia and loss of protein, and endotoxins escape into the bloodstream, causing endotoxemia.
Azotemia
Azotemia is a condition that occurs when your kidneys have been damaged by disease or an injury. You get it when your kidneys are no longer able to get rid of enough nitrogen waste.
Azotemia is usually diagnosed by using urine and blood tests. These tests will check your blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels.
Neonatal isoerythrolysis
- IMHA
- Type B cats have a naturally occurring high titre of anti-A antibodies, which in the lactating queen enter the colostrum and after suckling are absorbed into the kitten’s bloodstream in the first 48 hours of life. Depending on the amount ingested, these antibodies cause severe haemolytic anaemia intravascular haemolysis, haemoglobinuria and icterus, and may lead to sudden death