Evaluation of anemia

EVALUATION OF ANAEMIA

  • Packed cell volume (PCV, hematocrit)
  • Hemoglobin determination (direct and indirect)
  • Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
  • Erythrocyte count
  • Mean corpuscular volume
  • Plasma proteins (total solids, total proteins)
  • Erythrocyte morphology on blood smear
    • anisocytosis
    • macrocytosis 
    • polychromasia 
    • nucleated red blood cells 
    • basophilic stippling 
    • heinz bodies 
    • eccentrocytes 
    • spherocytes 
    • erthrocyte fragmentation 
    • howelljolly bodies 
    • hypochromic cells 1. acanthocyte-like cells m. Ieptocytosis, crenated cells, punched out cells
  • Reticulocytes
  • Coomb's test
  • Erythrocyte fragility test
  • Bone marrow aspirate
  • Agglutination
  • Roleaux formation 
  • Platelet count 
  • Bleeding time 
  • Prothrombin time (PT) 
  • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) 
  • Activated coagulation time (ACT) 
  • PIVKA (proteins induced by vitamin K absence) 
  • Other tests 
  • Non-pathological factors affecting normal values
    • Age 
    • Species and breed 
    • Exercise, excitement, and pregnancy 
    • Diet
Last modified: Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 1:02 PM