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Anemia
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
08/21/2013

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Term
Regenerative Anemia
Definition

Hemolytic 

 

body is lycing cells

 

IMHA

Term
Non-regenerative Anemia
Definition

Non responsive to bone marrow

 

secondart to another disease 

Term
Signs of anemia
Definition

Lethargy 

 

decrease in exercise tolerance 

 

pallor

 

icterus 

Term
platelets
Definition

90% or more of bleeding disorders in dogs and stats result from abnormalities in platelet number or function 

 

should be 8-10 per oil immersion field 

Term
Indices
Definition
Size of the RBCs and their average hemoglobin concentration
Term
Erythrocyte Count
Definition

RBC count per microliter of blood 

 

PCV/6 

 

X10^6

Term
Mean Corpuscular Volume - MCV
Definition

Average size 

 

PCVx10/RBC count 

 

Femtoliters

Term
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin - MCH
Definition

Weight of hemoglobin 

 

hbx10/RBC count 

 

picograms 

Term
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration -MCHC
Definition

Concentration of hemoglobin in the average RBC

 

hbx100/PCV 

 

g/dl

Term
ELISA
Definition
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Term
Immunosorbant Assays
Definition

Test for immune type of response 

 

contains antibodies to an antigen 

Term
Coombs test
Definition

Detects the presence of inappropriate antibodies 

 

direct - antibodies on RBC

 

indirect - antibodies circulating 

 

expensive, certain shelf life 

Term
Blood types
Definition

Dogs - dea dog erythrocyte antigen

 

DEA 1.1- universal donor 

 

cats are mostly a. B ab are also 

Term
Protein Assays
Definition

Total protein 

 

Albumin

 

Globulins

 

Fibrinogen

Term
Hepatobiliary Assays
Definition

ALT

 

AST

 

AP

 

GGT

Term
Kidney Assays
Definition

Creatinine 

 

BUN

 

Uric acid

 

 

Term
Pancreas Assays
Definition

Amylase

 

Lipase 

 

Glucose

 

 

Term
Electrolyte Assays
Definition

Calcium

 

Sodium

 

Potassium

 

Chloride a 

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