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| Increase in the normal number of leukocytes in circulating blood |
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| Decrease in the normal number of leukocytes in circulating blood |
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| Increase in the number of neutrophils |
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| What is the difference in a myelocyte and the and a metamyelocyte? |
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| The dent in the nucleus of the metamyelocyte |
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| What is the maturation of leukocytes, in order? |
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| Myeloblast, Promyelocyte, Myelocyte, Metamyelocyte, Neutrophil |
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| Which kind of neutrophil is not segmented? |
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| What color granules are in a basophil? |
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| What color granules are in an eosinophil? |
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| What are the percentages of a WBC differential count? |
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| Neutrophils 70%, Lymphocytes 20%, Eosinophils 5%, Monocytes 5%, Basophils 0% |
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| What can lymphocytes be indicative of? |
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| What is the lifespan of a lymphocyte? |
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| What is the lifespan of a neutrophil? |
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| Where you see more immature cells on a blood smear |
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| What is a hypersegmented neutrophil? |
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| When you see more than 5 clumps/lobes in the nucleus |
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| What is the primary function of a neutrophil? |
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| phagocytosis; go to the site of infection first |
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| What regulates phagocytosis? |
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| granulopoietin, which is produced by the stimulation of bacteria |
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| White pockets mixed in the granules |
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| What shape are granules for dogs? |
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| Round and can vary in size for eosinophils |
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| What shape are granules for cats? |
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| What shape are granules for cows? |
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| round but always small and don't vary in shape |
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| What shape are granules for horses? |
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| round, big, obvious and bizzare |
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| bacteria multiplying in the blood |
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| Ehrlichiosis is caused by what parasite? |
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| What is Tropical Canine Pancytopenia? |
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| What two tests are done to check the liver? |
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| ALT and biles acids test (LFT; Liver function test) |
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| What is a normal platelet count? |
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| What is another name for Heinze bodies when stained with New Methlyene Blue? |
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| Erythrocyte Refractile Bodies |
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| What is the spleen responsible for? |
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| Filtering blood, removing waste or abnormal cells |
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| Which test tests for dehydration? |
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| Which type of animal always have nucleated red blood cells? |
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| What is an extramedullary site? |
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| An area other than the bone marrow where RBCs are formed |
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| What are examples of extramedullary sites? |
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| What are the physical changes of maturation (in order) of a RBC? |
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- RBC size decreases
- Color of cell changes from basophilic to azurophilic (blue to pink)
- Size of nucleus decreases
- Chromatin inside nucleus turns pyknotic
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| What is similar to a Rubriblast? |
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| On average how long do canine RBC's last? |
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| On average how long do feline RBC's last? |
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| What does "polychromasia approximates reticulocytosis" mean? |
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| That you are seeing young RBC's = regenerative anemia |
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