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Haematopoietic - Feline Anaemia Flashcards

1
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What is the red blood cell lifespan in cats?

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70 days

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2
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Why are cats more prone to becoming anaemic?

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they have a lower red blood cell mass

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3
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What are the clinical signs of anaemia?

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  • pale or yellow mucous membranes
  • lethargic, weak
  • hyperdynamic pulses
  • tachycardia
  • heart murmur
  • tachypnoea
  • enlarged lymph nodes and spleen
  • pica
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4
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Why causes haemic murmurs?

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reduced viscoty of blood

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5
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What is the word for enlarged lymph node?

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lymphadenopathy

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6
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What is the word for enlarged spleen?

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splenomegaly

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7
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What is the first thing to do when investigating anaemia?

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spin a PCV

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8
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What will a PCV look like if equal amounts of red bloods cells and plasma has been lost?

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it will look normal

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9
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What does mild anaemia look like on PCV for cats?

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20-24%

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10
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What does moderate anaemia look like on PCV for cats?

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14-19%

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11
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What does severe anaemia look like on PCV for cats?

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10-13%

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12
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What does very severe anaemia look like on PCV for cats?

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less than 10%

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13
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What does mild anaemia look like on PCV for dogs?

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30-37%

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14
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What does moderate anaemia look like on PCV for dogs?

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20-29%

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15
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What does severe anaemia look like on PCV for dogs?

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13-19%

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16
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What does very severe anaemia look like on PCV for dogs?

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less than 13%

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17
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What is the priority in investigation of anaemia?

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haematological examination

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18
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What types of anaemia are there?

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regenerative and non-regenerative

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19
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What features are involved in regenerative anaemia?

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increased mean cell volume, presence of significant anisocytosis and polychromasia and an increased reticulocyte count

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20
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What is a reticulocyte?

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immature red blood cell

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21
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What is an aggregate form of reticulocyte?

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the type that matures into a punctate

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22
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What is a punctate reticulocyte?

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found in cats

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23
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What is involved in regernerative anaemia?

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reticulocytes >50x10*9/l
anisocytosis
polychromasia
MCV increased
Mean cell haemoglobin concentration decreased

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24
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What is seen with non-regenerative anaemia?

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reticulocytes <50x10*9/l
normocytic
- normochromic
MCV normal
mean cell haemoglobin count normal

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25
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What is anisocytosis?

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variation in reb blood cell size

26
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What is polychromasia?

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variation in red blood cell density of colour

27
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What is hypochromic?

A

pale

28
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What is neuuleated red blood cell?

A

earlier release from bone marrow

29
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What does normocytic mean?

A

normal size

30
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What does microcytic mean?

A

small red blood cells

31
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What does macrocytic mean?

A

large red blood cells

32
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What does aggregate mean?

A

actively regenerating

33
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How do you calculate absolute reticulocyte count?

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absolute retiulocyte count = observed% retics c red blood cell count (x10*12/l) x 10

34
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What do reticulocyte counts help us determine?

A

if anaemia is regenerative or not

35
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How do regenerative anaemias arise?

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due to blood loss or haemoloysis

36
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How long does it take for reticulocytes to be released from bone marrow in regenerative anaemia?

A

3-5 days

37
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What concurrent diseases can affect marrow response to anaemia?

A

FeLV and inflammatory diseases

38
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What can concurrent diseases do to marrow reposne to regenerative anaemia?

A

reduce it causing it to appear as non-regenerative

39
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How can haemorrhage cause regenrative anaemia?

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trauma, coagulopathies, chronic blood loss from flea infestations, chronic blood loss from infected tumours, chronic blood loss from gastro-intestinal tract

40
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What poison can cause regenerative anaemia?

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anti-coagulant rodenticide poisoning

41
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What factors may suggest an underlying haemolytic anaemia?

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infections, immune-mediated. heinz body anaemia, severe hypophosphataemia, incompatible blood transfusions, neonatal isoerythrolysis, inherited defects

42
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What do Heinz bodies represent?

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irreversibly denatured oxidised haemoglobin

43
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What conditions can increased number of Heinz bodies?

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conditions associated with oxidative damage such as paracetamol toxicity, feeding onion containing baby foods, lymphoma and diabetic ketoacidosis

44
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What can cats with low blood phosphate get?

A

haemolysis

45
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What is neonatal isoerythroloysis also known as?

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fading kitten syndrome

46
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What does incompatible blood transfusions cause?

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antibodies in either the donor or recipient plasma attacks naturally ocurring antigens on the red blood cells

47
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What is neonatal isoerythrolysis?

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when kittens nurse and drink milk high in anti A antibodies, A kittens born to B kittnes

48
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What breed of cat are often affected by neonatal isoerythrolysis?

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brachcephalic breeds such as persians, brimans, british shorthairs

49
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What can happen with cats with refeeding syndrome?

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when they feed their phosphate can drop

50
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What is feline infectious anaemia caused by?

A

mycoplasma organisms

51
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How is feline infectious anaemia spread?

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blood sucking arthropods (fleas)

52
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What are the signs of feline infectious anaemia?

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pallor, lethargy, anorexia,weight loss, pyrexia, dehydration, sometimes jaundice

53
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How do you treat feline infectious anaemia?

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doxycycline antibiotic pilling followed immediately with food or syringed water to encourage movement to the stomach

54
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How does non-regenerative anaemia occur?

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secondary to other systemic disease

55
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What are non-regenerative anaemias?

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conditions caused when the bone barrow fails to respond adequately to anaemia and does not produce adequate red blood cells

56
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What secondary systemic diseases cause non-regenerative anaemias?

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neoplasia, FeLV, FIV, FIP, bacterial infections, chronic kidney disease and chronic inflammation

57
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What doeschronic kindey disease cause?

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induces anaemia through a variety of mechanisms e.g reduced red blood cell lifespan, blood loss, impaired iron utilisation and an erythropoietin deficiency

58
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What cases might a blood transfusion be necessary in?

A

feline infectious anaemia and non-regenerative anaemias

59
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What are used as the first line treatment for bone marrow failure?

A

anabolic steroids

60
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What do anabolic steroids do?

A

stimulate erythroid precursors in the bone marrow via an effect on erythropoietin activation

61
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What anabolic steroid can be used for bone marrow stimulation?

A

prednisolone

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