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Hematology with Large Animal Flashcards

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What are the cells of blood? (3)

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  1. RBCs
    - Carry O2
  2. Platelets
    - Initiate blood clotting
  3. WBCs - immune system
    - Granulocytes & monocytes: direct attack
    - Lymphocytes: create anitbodies
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Name all three granulocytes and what they look like

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Segmented nucleus & granules
1. Neutrophil
- Clear-grey granules
2. Eosinophils
- Pink/red granules
3. Basophil
- Blue to purple granules

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Name the two agranulocytes and what they look like

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No granules
1. Lymphocyte
- Round nucleus
- 7 to 9um
2. Monocyte
- Variable nucleus
- Large 12-14um

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Equine WBCs have large ___. ___ is a normal occurrence. Horses do not release ___ from bone marrow.

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  1. Granules
  2. Rouleaux
  3. Reticulocytes
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Bovine lymphocytes will ___ ___ PMNs. Lymphocytes are variable in their ___. Their RBCs will not ___.

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  1. Out number
  2. Morphology
  3. Rouleaux
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Identify this blood parasite in a cow

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Anaplasma

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Function of each:
Neutrophil (3)
Eosinophil (2)
Basophil (2)

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  1. Neutrophil
    - Phagocytize
    - Destroy bacteria
    - Contain H2O2
  2. Eosinophil
    - Attack parasites
    - Mediate allergies
  3. Basophil
    - Undetermined
    - Possible precursor of mast cell
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Functions of each:
Monocytes (3)
Lymphocytes (2)

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  1. Monocytes
    - Precursor of macrophage
    - Present in chronic inflammation
    - Present antigen to lymphocytes
  2. Lymphocytes
    - Produce antibodies
    - Attack cells infected with virus
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Description of each:
Red cells (3)
Platelets (4)

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  1. Red cells
    - No nucleus in mammals
    - Disc shaped
    - Carry O2
  2. Platelets
    - No nucleus
    - Clear to light blue
    - Initiate clotting
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What does the CBC look for in cells? (2)
What else does a CBC include? (5)

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Looks for…
1. Counts exact numbers of RBCs, WBCs, & platelets
2. Morphology evaluation of these cells (normal vs abnormal appearance)
Also includes…
3. Plasma protein (TP)
4. Hemoglobin concentration
5. Erythrocyte indices
6. Reticulocyte count (if anemic)

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What are two keys for blood collection that will lead to the best quality blood tests?

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  1. Fast flowing blood
    - Prevents platelet clumps
    - Jug best, rapid cephalic is fine
  2. Collected without clotting
    - Tissue trauma causes clotting
    - Prolonged draw time
    - Clots in EDTA need to be redone
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Why do blood smears need to have a feathered edge? Why is fresh blood best?

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Feathered edge prevents clumping of RBCs and provides the slide with a monolayer.
Fresh blood is best as it likely has no additives that will affect the cell morphology.

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In a CBC, RBC count is an evaluation for ___ or ___. With RBC morphology, the size of the cell indicates low ___ or increased ___. Appearance of RBCs may indicate specific disease processes, like ___.

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  1. Anemia
  2. Polycythemia (excess RBCs)
  3. Iron
  4. Production
  5. Microcytosis ?
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Determining a CBC - Total WBC count
High WBC (4)
Low WBC (3)

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  1. High
    - Certain infections
    - Inflammation
    - Certain neoplasia (cancer)
    - Hyperadrenocorticism or corticosteroid use
  2. Low
    - Certain infections
    - Bone marrow damage
    - Hypoadrenocorticism
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16
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Determining CBC - Platelet count
High (2)
Low (4)

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  1. High
    - Hyperadrenocorticism/steroid use
    - Rare bone marrow neoplasia
  2. Low
    - Massive hemorrhage
    - Certain infections (usually tick-borne)
    - Immune system destruction
    - Risk for clotting disorder
17
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Automatic CBC analyzers (5)

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  1. Vary greatly in reliability of results
  2. Analyzers need to be verified by direct evaluation
  3. Machine counts by size
  4. If a cell is an abnormal size, it will be counted incorrectly
  5. No machine is capable of morphology interpretation or ID of blood parasites
18
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Hemacytometer
What is it?
Set up:
How is it counted?

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  1. Counting chamber to determine number of cells per ul
  2. Set up as grid pattern to count number of WBC or RBC or sperm per ul
  3. Cells counted systematically from left to right & averaged
19
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The leuko-tic manual white count system is performed by ___ of all red cells. WBCs must be stained for ___ on hemocytometer. When properly prepared, the sample should be diluted exactly to : with patient blood sample.

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  1. Lysis (rupturing)
  2. Identification
  3. 1:20 ratio
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