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Variations Flashcards

1
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Red Blood Cells that appear like elongated, tumbled stack of coins

A

Rouleaux

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2
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3 indications of Rouleaux

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  • inflammatory condition
  • Neoplasia
  • Common in horses
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3
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Indiscriminate 3D clumping

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Agglutination

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4
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What causes Agglutination

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Immunoglobulins bound to red blood cells (IMHA)

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IMHA

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Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia

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6
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Why cant RBC be hyperchromic

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The cell cannot become supersaturated with hemoglobin so this state doesn’t exist.

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Varying degrees of blueish staining of the rbc cytoplasm due to an increase in immature red blood cells

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Polychromasia

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