Term
"Old Blood" that has been left to sit
Increased Cortisol levels over a long period of time
(Chronic Stress) |
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Definition
| What causes hypersegmentation of neutrophils? |
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Term
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Definition
| What do Dohle bodies look like? |
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1: <1-2 per 100 cells
2: Rarely Seen |
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Definition
What are the normal amounts of band neutrophils in:
1: Small Animal
2: Large Animal |
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Definition
What is the normal percent of neutrophils with:
1: 2-3 lobes
2: 4 lobes
3: 5 lobes |
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1: more commonly seen
2: seen in extremely serious infection |
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Definition
How often is neutrophil toxicity seen in:
1: Cats/Horses?
2: Dogs/Cattle? |
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Term
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Definition
[image]
What type of variation do these WBCs exhibit?
Hint: They are not Monocytes |
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Term
Activated Lymphocytes
(Reactive Lymphocytes)
(Stimulated Lymphocytes) |
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Definition
| Lymphocytes that are responding to infection |
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Term
All neutrophils look similar to bands
"Kidney" shaped nucleus
"False Left Shift" |
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Definition
| How do you recognize Pelger-Huet anomaly neutrophils? |
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Term
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Definition
| What causes activated lymphocytes? |
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Term
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Definition
In which species can degranulated eosinophils occur?
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Term
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Definition
Any cells which are not normal
Cannot be readily classified
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Term
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Definition
[image]
Name the WBC on the Right. |
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Term
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Definition
Immature neutrophils
Nucleus shaped like a band, sausage, "C" or "U"
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Term
Cancer/Leukemia
Reaction to Inflammation
Other disease processes |
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Definition
| What are the causes of atypical cells? |
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Term
| Cytoplasm is more "Blue" than normal |
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Definition
| What does cytoplasmic basophilia look like? |
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Term
Cytoplasm looks "Foamy"
(bubbles) |
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Definition
| What does cytoplasmic foaminess look like? |
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Term
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Definition
[image]
What sign of neutrophil toxicity does the cell with the black arrow pointing to it have? |
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Term
Cytoplasmic Basophilia
Cytoplasmic Foaminess
Dohle Bodies |
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Definition
| How can you recognize neutrophil toxicity? |
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Term
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Definition
What is it called when neutrophils are being killed off faster than they can be made?
(decreased WBC count, increased # of bands) |
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Term
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Definition
[image]
What type of WBC abnormality is this? |
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Term
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Definition
Eosinophils that have no granules left
vacuoles may be left in their place |
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Term
Dohle Body
Neutrophil Toxicity |
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Definition
[image]
What is the dot that the arrow is pointing to called?
What is the term for abnormality of this cell? |
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Term
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Definition
| In which breed of dog are degranulated eosinophils common? |
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Term
| Hypersegmentation of Neutrophils |
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Definition
| Shift in the normal # of nuclear "lobes" in neutrophils |
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Term
| Hypersegmentation of Neutrophils |
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Definition
[image]
What is the term for this WBC abnormality? |
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Term
Increased Basophilia of Cytoplasm
Cells are Larger with more Cytoplasm
Nuclear Chromatin are more Clumped |
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Definition
| How do you recognize activated lymphocytes? |
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Term
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Definition
| What are the causes for the appearance of band neutrophils? |
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Term
Lipemia
Trauma (to cells)
Neoplastic or other Fragile Cells |
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Definition
| What causes smudge cells? |
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Term
More than 3 cells have 5 lobes
or
more than 1 cell has 6 or more lobes |
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Definition
| When do you report that there is hypersegmentation of neutrophils? |
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Term
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Definition
What is it called when neutrophils are struggling to fight an infection?
("stressed") |
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Term
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Definition
| A congenital "defect" in which there is hyposegmentation of the neutrophils' nucleus. |
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Term
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Definition
[image]
What type of WBC abnormality is this? |
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Term
| Report as "Degranulated Eosinophils" |
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Definition
| How do you report the presence of degranulated eosinophils? |
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Term
Report as "Other"
Send smear to Pathologist for Review |
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Definition
| How do you report the presence of atypical cells? |
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Term
Report as "Smudge Cells Present"
or
"Broken Cells Present" |
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Definition
| How do you report the presence of smudge cells? |
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Term
Report as "Suspect Activated Lymphocytes"
Send to the Pathologist for evaluation |
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Definition
| How do you report activated lymphocytes? |
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Term
Report as "Suspected Pelger-Huet Anomaly"
Send to the pathologist for evaluation |
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Definition
| How do you report a Pelger-Huet anomaly? |
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Term
Report as part of the 100 cell differential
"Left Shift" |
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Definition
| How do you report the presence of band neutrophils? |
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Term
Smudge Cell
(Basket Cell) |
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Definition
[image]
What type of cell is the arrow pointing to? |
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Term
Smudge Cells
(Basket Cells) |
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Definition
Obviously broken cells
Presence of Pink "basket-like" material |
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Term
| State the form of toxicity observed |
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Definition
| How do you report neutrophil toxicity? |
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Term
nucleus is often less segmented
cell size is slightly larger
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Definition
| How do you differentiate a degranulated eosinophil from a neutrophil? |
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