what is erythropoesis?

where does it occur in the
a) embryo b) adult

what is important about fish kidneys?

what is the hormone that stimulates erythropoesis and where is it produced?

what stimulates the release of EPO?

How does EPO work?

where does the CFU-E come from?

how many types of common progenitors are there? And what do they become?

what is the last stage in RBC development able to undergo miosis?

what are reticulocytes?

what do you need for reticulocytes to mature?

3 ways to become iron deficient?

why does iron deficiency cause anaemia?

where does thrombopoeitin come from?

what does it do?

what are the common progenitor and committed progenitor for platelet formation?

what is the reticulocyte production index?

what does it tell you?

what is the corrected reticulocyte percentage?

what are reticulocytes an indicator for?

what species does this apply to?

why not for ruminants and ponies?

what is MCV an indicator for?

macrocytosis + hypochromia?

macrocytosis + normochromia?

microcytosis + hypochromia?

microcytosis + normochromia?

what is red cell distribution width? (RDW)

what does a high RDW indicate?

what is poikilocytosis?

what are codocytes?

what do they look like?

when are they seen?

are they relevant?

what are acanthocytes?

why do they occur?

examples of circumstances

spherocytes -what are they

what causes?

when might you see?

what are schistocytes?

what causes it?

when might you see them?

Eccentrocytes - what are they?

what causes them?

what might a dog eat to get them?

what are burr cells?

how are they different to acanthocytes?

are they relevant?

what is roleux formation?

what is it normal in?

what is indicative in SA?

what are heinz bodies?

what are they indicative of?

what are they normal in?

give clinical examples?

what is basophillic stippling a sign of?

what causes it?

when do you see it clinically?

what are reticulocytes and nucleated RBC seen in?

what are howell jolly bodies?

when might they be seen clinically?

babesiosis - what is it?what animals? in the uk?

feline infectious anaemia - infectious agent, CSx, in the uk?

what is polycythaemia?

explain relative polycytheamia?

explain true primary polycythaemia?

explain true secondary polycythaemia?