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Basophils are indicative of

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Parasitic infections

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Microcyte

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Granulocytic Leukemia

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Serum (red top) tubes contain

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Nothing

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Dont need to worry about contaminating other tubes

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Urinalysis finding

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Fatty Casts

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Mott Cells

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Bone marrow biopsy

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Calcium carbonate crystal significance

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Normal in horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and goats

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Hypochromasia is indicative of

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Decreased concentration of Hemoglobin - Iron Deficiency

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Urinalysis finding

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Epithelial Casts

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Urinalysis finding

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Bilirubin Crystals

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Basophilic stippling in animals other than ruminants is indicative of

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Regenerative Anemia

Lead Poisoning (if significant number)

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Urinalysis finding

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Calcium oxalate dihydrate

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Heparin (green top) tubes are used for

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Biochemical Profile

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Urinalysis finding

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Transitional Epithelial Cells

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Schistocytes

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Neutrophil “Toxic Change” is indicative of

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Inflammation - decreased bone marrow transit time

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Differential diagnosis for decreased M:E ratio

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Regenerative Anemia

Erythroid leukemia

Lack of production of neutrophils

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Red blood cell abnormality caused by abnormal aggregation of ribosomes

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Basophilic stippling

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Basophilic Stippling

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Struvite crystals are indicative of

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Urease-Positive bacteria formation

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Urinalysis finding

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Functions of monocytes

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Phagocytosis

Antigen Presentation

Iron Storage and Recycling

Cytokine Production

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Urinalysis finding

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Squamous Epithelial Cells

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How do you differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

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Add isotonic saline to a drop of blood - if rouleaux the RBCs will disperse

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Lysosomal Storage Disorder
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Neutrophils are indicative of
Inflammation
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Osteoblasts \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bone marrow biopsy
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Urinalysis finding
Granular Cast
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Urinalysis finding
Fungal Hyphae
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Urinalysis finding
Struvite Crystals
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Eosinophils are indicative of
Allergic disease Modulate inflammatory response Phagocytosis Helminthic parasites
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in sheep
Copper toxicosis
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Spherocytes
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Urinalysis finding
Drug Associated Crystals
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Acanthocytes are indicative of
Hepatic Lipidosis = Cats Hemangiosarcoma = Dogs
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Mycoplasma haemofelis
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Acanthocytes
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Urinalysis finding
Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
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Basophils
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Ammonium biurate crystals are indicative of
Liver disease \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Normal finding in Dalmations and Bulldogs
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Rouleaux Formation
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EDTA (purple top) tubes are used for
CBC
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Waxy casts are indicative of
Chronic Renal Disease
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Urinalysis finding
White Blood Cells
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Urinalysis finding
Red blood cells
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Urinalysis finding
Yeast - Candida spp
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Anaplasma marginale
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Red blood cell abnormality caused by oxidatively denatured Hg
Heinz body formation
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Schistocytes are indicative of
Intravascular trauma Iron Deficiency Anemia
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Reticulocyte count of greater than 60,000 uL is indicative of
Regenerative Anemia
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Urinalysis finding
Red Blood Cell Cast
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Agglutination
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Neutrophil Hypersegmentation
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Urinalysis finding
Calcium Carbonate Crystals
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Urinalysis finding
Caudate Cells
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Red Cell Leukemia (Erythremic myelosis)
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Serum (red top) tubes are used for
Obtaining serum from the formed clot
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Urinalysis finding
Capillaria plica
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Reticulate count below 60,000 uL is indicative of
Non-Regenerative to poorly regenerative anemia
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Macrophages \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bone marrow biopsy
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What are the two types of RBC's pictured?
Polychromatic and Hypochromatic cells \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Polychromatic = blueish colored Hypochromatic = increased central pallor
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Stomocytes
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Urinalysis finding
Hyaline Cast
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Calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals suggest
Storage artifact Calcium oxalate urolithiasis Increased calcium excretion due to hypercalcemia Acute renal failure \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Can be normal
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Epithelial casts and fatty casts are indicative of
Tubular degeneration and necrosis Renal Ischemia Toxic nephrosis
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Agglutination of RBC is indicative of
Antibody attachement to RBCs (IMHA)
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Howell Jolly Bodies are indicative of
Regenerative Anemia Non Functioning Spleens (Splenectomy) Increased Corticosteroid Use Lead Poisoning
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Spherocytes are indicative of
IMHA
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in cattle
Ingestion of Kale Ingestion of onions
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy
Toxoplasmosis
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in equines
Phenothiazines Ingestion of wilted red maple leaves
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Birman Cat Neutrophil Granulation Anomaly
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Mast Cells \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bone Marrow biopsy
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy
Leishmania
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Citrate (blue top) blood tubes contain
Anti-Coagulant
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Leukemia
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Sodium Fluoride (grey top) tubes are used for
Glucose/Lactate Measurement
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Basophlic stippling is normal in what species
Ruminants
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Reticulocyte count below 10,000uL is indicative of
Non Regenerative Anemia
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Eccentrocytes are indicative of
Oxadative damage (Onion ingestion) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Often seen in conjuction with Heinz Body formation
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Echinocytes are indicative of
Crenation artifact d/t slow drying Electrolyte imbalances Non-specific disease (kidney disease) Rattlesnake envenomation
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Urinalysis finding
Ammonium Biurate Crystals
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Differential diagnosis for increased M:E ratio
Erythroid Hypolasia/Aplasia Granulocytic Hyperplasia Granulocytic Leukemia
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What stains are used to detect heinz bodies?
Wrights Stain New Methylene Blue Stain
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Keratocyte
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Megakaryoblastic Leukemia
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Citrate (blue top) tubes are used for
Individual factor analysis Coagulation panel
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Babesia gibsoni
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Normal Myeloid : Erythroid Ratio
1:1 up to 3:1
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Calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals are indicative of
Oxalate urolithiasis Hypercalciuric or hyperoxaluric disorders Ethylene toxicosis \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Can be seen in healthy animals
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Differential diagnosis for heniz bodies in dogs
Cephalosporins Zn toxicosis Onion ingestion
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Rouleax formation is indicative of
Horses - normal Small Animals - increased globulin
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Lymphocyte
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Echinocytes
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Urinalysis finding
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Cytauxzoon felis
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Heinz Bodies
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Leptocytes and Codocytes
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Urinalysis finding
Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Babesia canis
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Red blood cell casts are indicative of
Tubular hemorrhage
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Urinalysis finding
Amorphus Crystals
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Basophils contain
Histamine Heparin Proteins
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Microcytes are indicative of
Iron Deficiency Anemia
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Macrocyte
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Parasite seen in bone marrow biopsy
Histoplasmosis
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Chediak-Higashi Syndrome
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Eosinophils
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Neutrophil "Toxic" Change
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Significance of stomocytes
Few are normal and insignificant Hereditary stomocytosis (Alaskan Malamutes, Min Schnauzers, Drentse partrijshond)
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Neutrophil hypersegmentation is indicative of
Aging Change Glucocorticoid usage Hyperadrenal disease Stress
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Cystine crystals are indicative of
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Eccentrocytes
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Urinalysis finding
Cystine Crystals
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Hyaline casts are indicative of
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White blood cell casts are indicative of
Tubular inflammation
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Osteoclast \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bone Marrow Biopsy
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Mycoplasma wenyoni
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Plasma cells \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bone Marrow biopsy
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What stain is used to visualize reticulocytes
New Methylene Blue Brilliant Cresyl Blue
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Polychromasia is indicative of
Blood loss Blood destruction
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Keratocytes are indicative of
Iron deficiency
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Distemper Viral Inclusion Body
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Condition caused by inherited neutrophil abnormality
Birman Cat Neutrophil Granulation Anomaly
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Neutrophil
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Nucleated RBCs Howel Jolly Bodies
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Red Blood Cell Parasite
Mycoplasma haemocanis
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Pelger-Huet Anomaly \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Neutrophils all look like bands
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Differential diagnosis for heinz bodies in cats
Acetaminophen Propylene glycol Lymphoma Hyperthyroidism Diabetes
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Monocyte
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Reticulocytes
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Macrocytes are indicative of
Regenerative Anemia
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Urinalysis finding

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