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RBC Maturation Flashcards

1
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What is hematopoiesis?

A

production of all blood cells and platelets

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2
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In a fetus where does hematopoiesis take place?

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liver and spleen

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3
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What is red bone marrow?

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active, where cells are being made

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4
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What is yellow bone marrow?

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inactive, (as an animal gets older the red marrow is replaced by fat cells giving it yellow color)

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5
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When cells are produced, what are the two types of cells they can develop into?

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myeloid or lymphoid

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6
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What are all blood cells produced from?

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PPSC/common ancestor cell

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7
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If a cell develops into a myeloid, can it change into a lymphoid, and vise versa?

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no, its path cannot be reversed

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8
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What is erythropoietin?

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hormone that is responsible for RBC production

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9
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What is erythropoiesis?

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production of RBCs

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10
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What are the stages of erythropoiesis?

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Rubriblast, Prorubricyte, Rubricyte, Metarubricyte, Reticulocyte, RBC

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What is a Rubriblast?

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most immature RBC (only one with a nucleolus)

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12
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% of Rubriblasts in bone marrow

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~1%

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13
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What is the nucleus to cytoplasm ratio in a Rubriblast?

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7:1

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14
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% of Prorubricytes in bone marrow

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3-4%

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15
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% of Rubricyte in bone marrow

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35%

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16
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What is polychromatic?

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many color

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17
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What is polychromatic?

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many colors

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18
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If reticulocytes are seen in a horse, is that good or bad?

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bad

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19
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If reticulocytes are seen in dogs/cats, is that good or bad?

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good, this means the patient has regenerative anemia

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20
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Reticulocytes do not have a ___________.

A

nucleus

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21
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A RBC has a __________ shape.

A

biconcave shape

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22
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What is the average size of a canine RBC?

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7 microns

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23
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What is the average life span of a RBC?

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120 days

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24
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What abnormality is normal to see on feline RBC?

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Howell-Jolly bodies

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25
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Feline RBCs have a ___________________.

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less distinct central pallor

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26
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What is aggultination?

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bridging and clumping of RBC

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27
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In what patients is agglutination sometimes seen in?

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patients with immune mediated disorders

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28
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What is rouleaux?

A

grouping of erythrocytes in stacks

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29
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Rouleaux in a normal finding in what species?

30
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How can you tell the difference between agglutination and rouleaux?

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saline test; add a drop of saline to a drop of blood, rouleaux formations will disperse whereas agglutination will not

31
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What are poikilocytes?

A

erythrocytes with abnormal shapes for the species at hand

32
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What is a spherocyte?

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sphere shaped with little to no central pallor

33
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In what patients are spherocytes typically seen in?

A

patients with IMHA

34
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What are ghost cells?

A

ruptured RBCs that lose their hemoglobin

35
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What are eccentrocytes?

A

RBC with peripheral clear areas and displaced hemoglobin

36
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What are echinocytes also called?

A

crenations

37
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What are echinocytes?

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spiculated RBCs, have evenly spaced surface projections

38
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When are echinocytes seen?

A

in patients with renal disease

39
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What are burr cells?

A

appear similar to echinocytes in canine, but elongated in felines

40
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What are acanthocytes also called?

A

spur cells?

41
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What are acanthocytes?

A

RBCs with 2-10 irregularly shaped blunt surface projections

42
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When are acanthocytes seen?

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in patients with liver disease or hemangio sarcoma

43
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What are “blister” cells?

A

rupture to form the keratocyte

44
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What are keratocytes?

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RBCs with two uniform horn-like projections due to areas of damage

45
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What are hypochromic cells?

A

color variation of the cell

46
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What are torocytes?

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color variation, aka punched out cell

47
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What are stomotocytes?

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have elongated “mouth-like” area of central pallor

48
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What species are ovalocytes normal in?

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camels, goats, and sheep

49
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What are codocytes?

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has an extra round membrane in the middle of the cell giving a target-like appearance

50
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What are knizocytes?

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bar cells, central bar shaped outfolding of the membrane

51
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What are Schistocytes?

A

fragments of RBCs

52
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What is DIC?

A

disseminated intravascular coagulation

53
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When are Schistocytes seen?

A

in patients with DIC

54
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What are Dacrocytes?

A

tear shaped cell

55
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When are Dacrocytes seen?

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may be seen in patients with myelofibrosis

56
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What are Howell Jolly Bodies?

A

basophilic nuclear remnants; small fragment of non-functional nucleus left behind by spleen when RBC left bone marrow

57
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What is basophilic stippling?

A

presence of small. round, dark blue granules within the erythrocyte

58
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When is basophilic stippling seen?

A

patients with lead poisoning

59
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When are Distemper Viral Inclusion Bodies seen?

A

often present during the acute phase of infection with Canine Distemper

60
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What are Heinz Bodies?

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round structures often projecting from surface of RBC

61
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When do Heinz Bodies form?

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form when hemoglobin change in usual shape

62
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What species is it normal to see some Heinz Bodies?

A

healthy cats can have Heinz Bodies present in up to 5% of RBC

63
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The erythrocyte precursor that has a round, dense to completely pyknotic nucleus is known as a ____________.

A

metarubricyte

64
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In a normal marrow sample, which cell should be least commonly found?

A

prorubricyte

65
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At what stage does an immature RBC have enough HgB to carry O2?

A

reticulocyte

66
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What species has the smallest normal RBC?

67
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Erythrocytes that are elliptical and anucleated and lack central pallor?

68
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A discocyte is a __________.

A

biconcave disc-shaped cell

69
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What occurs most frequently in dogs with iron deficiency anemia?

A

hypochromic cells

70
Q

An increased amount of which one of the following is a sign of RBC regeneration?

A

Howell-Jolly Bodies

71
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Distemper Viral inclusions can form in which cells?

A

RBCs, WBCs, and epithelial cells

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