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Basophils are indicative of

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Parasitic infections

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Microcyte

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Granulocytic Leukemia

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Serum (red top) tubes contain

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Nothing

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Dont need to worry about contaminating other tubes

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Urinalysis finding

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Fatty Casts

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Mott Cells

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Bone marrow biopsy

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Calcium carbonate crystal significance

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Normal in horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and goats

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Hypochromasia is indicative of

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Decreased concentration of Hemoglobin - Iron Deficiency

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Urinalysis finding

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Epithelial Casts

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10
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Urinalysis finding

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Bilirubin Crystals

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Basophilic stippling in animals other than ruminants is indicative of

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Regenerative Anemia

Lead Poisoning (if significant number)

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Urinalysis finding

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Calcium oxalate dihydrate

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Heparin (green top) tubes are used for

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Biochemical Profile

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14
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Urinalysis finding

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Transitional Epithelial Cells

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Schistocytes

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Neutrophil “Toxic Change” is indicative of

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Inflammation - decreased bone marrow transit time

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Differential diagnosis for decreased M:E ratio

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Regenerative Anemia

Erythroid leukemia

Lack of production of neutrophils

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Red blood cell abnormality caused by abnormal aggregation of ribosomes

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Basophilic stippling

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Basophilic Stippling

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Struvite crystals are indicative of

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Urease-Positive bacteria formation

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21
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Urinalysis finding

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Functions of monocytes

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Phagocytosis

Antigen Presentation

Iron Storage and Recycling

Cytokine Production

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Urinalysis finding

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Squamous Epithelial Cells

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How do you differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

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Add isotonic saline to a drop of blood - if rouleaux the RBCs will disperse

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Lysosomal Storage Disorder

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26
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Neutrophils are indicative of

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Inflammation

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27
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Osteoblasts

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Bone marrow biopsy

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28
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Urinalysis finding

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Granular Cast

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29
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Urinalysis finding

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Fungal Hyphae

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30
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Urinalysis finding

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Struvite Crystals

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31
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Eosinophils are indicative of

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Allergic disease

Modulate inflammatory response

Phagocytosis

Helminthic parasites

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32
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in sheep

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Copper toxicosis

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Spherocytes

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34
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Urinalysis finding

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Drug Associated Crystals

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35
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Acanthocytes are indicative of

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Hepatic Lipidosis = Cats

Hemangiosarcoma = Dogs

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36
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Mycoplasma haemofelis

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37
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Acanthocytes

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38
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Urinalysis finding

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Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

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39
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Basophils

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40
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Ammonium biurate crystals are indicative of

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Liver disease

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Normal finding in Dalmations and Bulldogs

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41
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Rouleaux Formation

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42
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EDTA (purple top) tubes are used for

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CBC

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43
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Waxy casts are indicative of

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Chronic Renal Disease

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44
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Urinalysis finding

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White Blood Cells

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45
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Urinalysis finding

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Red blood cells

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46
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Urinalysis finding

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Yeast - Candida spp

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47
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Anaplasma marginale

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48
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Red blood cell abnormality caused by oxidatively denatured Hg

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Heinz body formation

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49
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Schistocytes are indicative of

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Intravascular trauma

Iron Deficiency Anemia

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50
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Reticulocyte count of greater than 60,000 uL is indicative of

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Regenerative Anemia

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51
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Urinalysis finding

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Red Blood Cell Cast

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52
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Agglutination

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53
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Neutrophil Hypersegmentation

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54
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Urinalysis finding

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Calcium Carbonate Crystals

55
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Urinalysis finding

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Caudate Cells

56
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Red Cell Leukemia (Erythremic myelosis)

57
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Serum (red top) tubes are used for

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Obtaining serum from the formed clot

58
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Urinalysis finding

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Capillaria plica

59
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Reticulate count below 60,000 uL is indicative of

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Non-Regenerative to poorly regenerative anemia

60
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Macrophages

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Bone marrow biopsy

61
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What are the two types of RBC’s pictured?

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Polychromatic and Hypochromatic cells

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Polychromatic = blueish colored

Hypochromatic = increased central pallor

62
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Stomocytes

63
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Urinalysis finding

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Hyaline Cast

64
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Calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals suggest

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Storage artifact

Calcium oxalate urolithiasis

Increased calcium excretion due to hypercalcemia

Acute renal failure

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Can be normal

65
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Epithelial casts and fatty casts are indicative of

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Tubular degeneration and necrosis

Renal Ischemia

Toxic nephrosis

66
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Agglutination of RBC is indicative of

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Antibody attachement to RBCs (IMHA)

67
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Howell Jolly Bodies are indicative of

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Regenerative Anemia

Non Functioning Spleens (Splenectomy)

Increased Corticosteroid Use

Lead Poisoning

68
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Spherocytes are indicative of

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IMHA

69
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in cattle

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Ingestion of Kale

Ingestion of onions

70
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy

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Toxoplasmosis

71
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in equines

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Phenothiazines

Ingestion of wilted red maple leaves

72
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Birman Cat Neutrophil Granulation Anomaly

73
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Mast Cells

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Bone Marrow biopsy

74
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy

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Leishmania

75
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Citrate (blue top) blood tubes contain

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Anti-Coagulant

76
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Leukemia

77
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Sodium Fluoride (grey top) tubes are used for

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Glucose/Lactate Measurement

78
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Basophlic stippling is normal in what species

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Ruminants

79
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Reticulocyte count below 10,000uL is indicative of

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Non Regenerative Anemia

80
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Eccentrocytes are indicative of

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Oxadative damage (Onion ingestion)

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Often seen in conjuction with Heinz Body formation

81
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Echinocytes are indicative of

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Crenation artifact d/t slow drying

Electrolyte imbalances

Non-specific disease (kidney disease)

Rattlesnake envenomation

82
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Urinalysis finding

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Ammonium Biurate Crystals

83
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Differential diagnosis for increased M:E ratio

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Erythroid Hypolasia/Aplasia

Granulocytic Hyperplasia

Granulocytic Leukemia

84
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What stains are used to detect heinz bodies?

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Wrights Stain

New Methylene Blue Stain

85
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Keratocyte

86
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Megakaryoblastic Leukemia

87
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Citrate (blue top) tubes are used for

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Individual factor analysis

Coagulation panel

88
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Babesia gibsoni

89
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Normal Myeloid : Erythroid Ratio

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1:1 up to 3:1

90
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Calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals are indicative of

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Oxalate urolithiasis

Hypercalciuric or hyperoxaluric disorders

Ethylene toxicosis

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Can be seen in healthy animals

91
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Differential diagnosis for heniz bodies in dogs

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Cephalosporins

Zn toxicosis

Onion ingestion

92
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Rouleax formation is indicative of

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Horses - normal

Small Animals - increased globulin

93
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Lymphocyte

94
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Echinocytes

95
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Urinalysis finding

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96
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Cytauxzoon felis

97
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Heinz Bodies

98
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Leptocytes and Codocytes

99
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Urinalysis finding

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Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate

100
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Babesia canis

101
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Red blood cell casts are indicative of

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Tubular hemorrhage

102
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Urinalysis finding

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Amorphus Crystals

103
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Basophils contain

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Histamine

Heparin

Proteins

104
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Microcytes are indicative of

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Iron Deficiency Anemia

105
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Macrocyte

106
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy

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Histoplasmosis

107
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome

108
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Eosinophils

109
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A

Neutrophil “Toxic” Change

110
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Significance of stomocytes

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Few are normal and insignificant

Hereditary stomocytosis (Alaskan Malamutes, Min Schnauzers, Drentse partrijshond)

111
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Neutrophil hypersegmentation is indicative of

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Aging Change

Glucocorticoid usage

Hyperadrenal disease

Stress

112
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Cystine crystals are indicative of

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113
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Eccentrocytes

114
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Urinalysis finding

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Cystine Crystals

115
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Hyaline casts are indicative of

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116
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White blood cell casts are indicative of

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Tubular inflammation

117
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Osteoclast

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Bone Marrow Biopsy

118
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Mycoplasma wenyoni

119
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Plasma cells

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Bone Marrow biopsy

120
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What stain is used to visualize reticulocytes

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New Methylene Blue

Brilliant Cresyl Blue

121
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Polychromasia is indicative of

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Blood loss

Blood destruction

122
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Keratocytes are indicative of

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Iron deficiency

123
Q
A

Distemper Viral Inclusion Body

124
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Condition caused by inherited neutrophil abnormality

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Birman Cat Neutrophil Granulation Anomaly

125
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Neutrophil

126
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Nucleated RBCs

Howel Jolly Bodies

127
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Red Blood Cell Parasite

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Mycoplasma haemocanis

128
Q
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Pelger-Huet Anomaly

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Neutrophils all look like bands

129
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in cats

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Acetaminophen

Propylene glycol

Lymphoma

Hyperthyroidism

Diabetes

130
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Monocyte

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Reticulocytes

132
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Macrocytes are indicative of

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Regenerative Anemia

133
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Urinalysis finding

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