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| Question | Answer |
| What are the parts of a CBC | Total RBC count PCV Plasma Protein (TP) Total WBC count Differential WBC count Absolute values Cell morphology Platelet estimate Hemoglobin concentration Erythrocyte indices If anemia reticulocyte count |
| What color are microhematocrit tubes and why? | Blue - plain Red - heparinized |
| Low PCV indicates what? | Hyperhydration |
| High PCV indicates what? | dehydration |
| Plasma protein concentration is considered what type of exam? | chemical but still done with CBC |
| Plasma Protein that is lipemic can cause what? | False positive |
| MCV | Mean corpuscular volume (size of cells) |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (weight of hemoglobin) HG/RBC x 10 |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (concentration of HG in average RBC) HGC/PCV x 100 |
| RDW | Red cell distribution width (variance in cell size) |
| 2 methods quantifying morphology | Plus method Estimate method |
| Plus method for morphology | 1+ 10%, 2+ 25%, 3+ 50%, 4+ 75% or more |
| Estimate method for morphology | Slight 10%, moderate 25%, marked >50% |
| Function of neutrophils and monophils | eat foreign cells |
| Function of lyphoctes | create antibodies to fight foreign cells. |
| Eosinophils morphology | based on species Canine round granules Feline oval shape |
| Function of Eosinophils | fight/prevent inflammation |
| function of basophils | cause inflammation |
| Toxic change morphology from what? | inflammation, infection, and drug toxicity |
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