RBC Flashcards
(28 cards)
Anemia
Decrease of RBC mass
Erythrocytosis
Increased RBC mass
Packed Cell Volume
Direct measurement of PCV mass
Hematocrit
Calculated value of RBC mass
Reticulocytes
Immature, anucleate RBC
Reticulocytosis
Increased reticulocytes in circulation
Mean Corpuscular Volume
Average size of circulating RBCs
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration
Average hemoglobin concentration in circulating RBC
Anisocytosis
Change of RBC size
Poikilocytes
Atypical RBC morphology
Poikilocytosis
Increased variation of RBC shape
Polychromatophils
Immature anucleate RBC
Polychromasia
Variation of RBC color
Hyperchromia indicates
Lipemia, intravascular hemolysis, agglutination, or heinz bodies
Acanthocytes can indicate…
Liver disease vs fragmentation injury
Codocytes can indicate…
Incidental vs liver disease vs hypothyroidism
Echinocytes
Viper venom vs renal disease
Kereatinocytes/Prekeratinocytes can indicate…
Liver disease in cats vs non-specific fragmentation injury
Schistocytes
Specific to fragmentation injury; DIC vs Fe deficiency vs hypophosphatemia vs turbulent blood flow
What 3 poikilocytes indicate fragmentation injury?
Schistocytes, acanthocytes. keratocytes
Spherocytes can indicate
Extravascular hemolysis (IMHA)
Eccentrocytes can indicate
Oxidative injury = intravascular hemolysis
Heinz bodies can indicate
Oxidative injury = intravascular hemolysis
Ghost cells
Intravascular hemolysis
