Red Blood Cells Flashcards by Sarah Anderson | Brainscape

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What type of blood cells are these and what species are they from?

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Horse red blood cells

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What type of red blood cells are these and what species are they from?

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Canine red blood cells

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What type of red blood cells are these and what species are they from?

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Feline red blood cells

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What type of RBC morphology is seen here?

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Polychromatophils

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What type of RBC morphology is seen here?

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Reticulocyte

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What type of cell is seen here and what is a possible cause?

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Nucleated RBC

Lead poisoning or bone marrow damage

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What RBC morphology is indicated here and what is a possible cause?

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Basophilic stippling

Lead poisoning, regenerative responses in ruminants

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What RBC morphology is seen here and what conditions and species are they usually present?

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Spherocytes

Most commonly seen in dogs

Immune mediated damage

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What RBC morphology is seen here and what might it indicate?

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Agglutination

Formed as a result of cross-linking of RBC’s surface antibodies, as well as in horses that have been treated with heparin.

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What RBC morphology is seen here and what does it indicate?

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Rouleaux formation

Seen in inflammatory diseases

(Normal in horses)

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What RBC morphology is seen here and what does it indicate?

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Ghost cells

Seen in intravascular hemolysis

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What RBC morphology is indicated here and in what conditions do they indicate?

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Heinz bodies

Oxidation and denaturation of hemoglobin

(Commonly seen in cats)

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What RBC morphology is seen here and what is the most common cause?

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Echinocytes

Crenation (in vitra artifact)

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What RBC morphology is seen here?

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Keratocytes

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What RBC morphology is seen here and when are they commonly seen?

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Acanthocytes

Seen in liver disease

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What RBC inclusions are indicated here?

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Howell-jolly bodies