Red Cell Parameters and Haemology Reports Quiz
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Which parameter is used to evaluate the size and color of red blood cells?

  • PCV/Hct
  • MCHC
  • MCV (correct)
  • RBCC

Which parameter is used to evaluate the variation in red blood cell size?

  • MCV
  • RBCC
  • MCHC
  • RDW (correct)

Which parameter is used to evaluate the color of red blood cells?

  • PCV/Hct
  • MCHC (correct)
  • RBCC
  • MCV

Which parameter is used to evaluate the red blood cell mass?

<p>PCV/Hct (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter is used to evaluate the evidence of regeneration in red blood cells?

<p>Reticulocyte count (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter is used to evaluate the evidence of polycythemia?

<p>PCV/Hct (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter is used to evaluate the red blood cell count?

<p>RBCC (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does PCV stand for?

<p>Packed Cell Volume (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does RBCC stand for?

<p>Red Blood Cell Count (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of reticulocytes in horses?

<p>Their production peaks 7-14 days post-acute blood loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species has the smallest erythrocytes?

<p>Cat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which red blood cell shape is associated with iron deficiency?

<p>Codocyte (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the increase in the number of unusually shaped red cells?

<p>Poikilocytosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which red blood cell inclusion is associated with infections caused by Mycoplasma, Babesia, and viral agents?

<p>Nucleated RBC's (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the clustering, sticky, piling of red blood cells?

<p>Rouleaux formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is characterized by few irregular elongations of RBC border with rounded ends?

<p>Acanthocytes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is associated with immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia and mismatched blood transfusion?

<p>Agglutination (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the increase in the number of pin-point projections on red blood cells?

<p>Crenation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these equations is used to calculate the Packed Cell Volume (PCV)?

<p>PCV = MCV * RBCC (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can cause misleading results in the Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)?

<p>Increased hemoglobin content (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of anemia based on MCV and MCHC called?

<p>Normocytic Normochromic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an increase in Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Hemoglobin Concentration (Hgb Conc), and Red Blood Cell (RBC) count?

<p>Polycythemia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an increase in RBC count due to a decrease in fluid in circulation?

<p>Relative polycythemia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an increase in RBC production/release due to a bone marrow tumor or abnormal response of RBC precursors?

<p>Primary polycythemia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an increase in RBC production due to chronic tissue hypoxia or increased EPO levels?

<p>Secondary polycythemia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are reticulocytes?

<p>Immature/non-nucleated red blood cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation used to calculate the Absolute Reticulocyte Count (ARC)?

<p>ARC = observed % reticulocytes * RBC (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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