CBC, chemistry panels, urinalysis, cytology, blood smear evaluation and sample handling in veterinary patients.
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- What is the normal PCV range for a healthy adult dog?
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About 37% to 55%- What method is used to directly measure PCV in-house?
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Centrifuging blood in a microhematocrit tube- What two cell types make up the buffy coat layer after centrifugation?
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White blood cells and platelets- Why are reticulocytes counted on a CBC?
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To assess the degree of regenerative response (active erythropoiesis) in an anemic patient- What does MCV (mean corpuscular volume) measure?
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The average size of individual red blood cells- What does MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) measure?
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The average concentration of hemoglobin within red blood cells- What is a 'left shift' on a blood smear?
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An increased number of immature neutrophils (bands) in circulation- Name one morphologic change seen in toxic neutrophils.
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Dohle bodies or cytoplasmic basophilia- What CBC pattern defines a classic stress (corticosteroid) leukogram?
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Mature neutrophilia, lymphopenia, eosinopenia, and monocytosis- What effect does platelet clumping have on an automated platelet count?
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It causes a falsely decreased (low) platelet count- What does polychromasia on a blood smear indicate?
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Young red blood cells with residual RNA, giving them a bluish tint; a sign of regeneration- What is anisocytosis?
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Variation in the size of red blood cells- How do you distinguish true red blood cell agglutination from rouleaux formation on a smear?
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Mix a drop of blood with saline; rouleaux disperses, true agglutination persists- What commonly causes Heinz body formation on feline red blood cells?
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Oxidative damage, such as from onions, garlic, or propylene glycol- What do Howell-Jolly bodies represent?
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Nuclear remnants in red blood cells, seen with regenerative anemia or reduced splenic function
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