Originally Aired - Tuesday, September 10 • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
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Location: 260
Most large animal practitioners rely on CBCs to identify systemic inflammation via leukocytosis, and endotoxemia or sepsis with leukopenia. But there’s so much more information buried in the CBC printout, especially for non-equine patients! Additionally, a brief examination of the blood film can confirm or refute true or spurious thrombocytopenia, identify evidence of systemic inflammation by assessing for neutrophil toxic change, and give information on the etiology of anemia, such as identifying ghost cells and Heinz bodies noted in intravascular hemolysis and oxidative damage. We will take a little time discussing when a bone marrow sample might be helpful, and what you might learn from submitting marrow aspirates, biopsies or both. And finally, I’ll teach you the party trick of how to identify if the patient is female just from looking at the neutrophils.
Presentation Code: 694
