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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Which parameter is used to evaluate the evidence of polycythemia?

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

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

    <p>RBCC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does PCV stand for?

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

    What does RBCC stand for?

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

    Which species has the smallest erythrocytes?

    <p>Cat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which red blood cell shape is associated with iron deficiency?

    <p>Codocyte</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Poikilocytosis</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Acanthocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Agglutination</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    What are reticulocytes?

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

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

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

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