nRBCs and reticulocytes

Question 1

Have some rna/DNA

Answer 1

Reticulocyte

Question 2

How can we see reticulocytes?

Answer 2

If bone marrow is kicking out new cells-

Question 3

A Reticulocyte is the same as what?

Answer 3

Polychromatophil (young RBC)

Question 4

What is Reticulocyte counts used for?

Answer 4

Therapy anemia response

Question 5

What does an increased amount of Reticulocyte mean?

Answer 5

The body is responding well and regenerating.

Question 6

What do we stain blood with to see Reticulocytes?

Answer 6

New methylene blue

Question 7

What power do we look at Reticulocytes under?

Answer 7

Oil

Question 8

%of retics

Answer 8

of retics in 1000s RBCs/10

Question 9

What is a normal amount of retics?

Answer 9

0-1%

Question 10

How do we correct retics for anemia?

Answer 10

(Observed % of retics) (patient pcv)/normal pcv (45%)

Question 11

What are the two forms of feline retics?

Answer 11

Punctate, aggregate

Question 12

The most numerous feline retics?

Answer 12

Punctate

Question 13

What is the difference between feline retics?

Answer 13

Amount of granules and circulation time

Question 14

What happens if we see more than five nRBcs on s diff?

Answer 14

We must correct it. 100(actual WBC ct)/100+nRBcs count

Question 15

Why do we have to correct our count for nRBcs?

Answer 15

The count counts them as lymphocytes