Liver enzymes

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        Liver enzymes are enzymes that found inside the hepatocytes (liver cells), which are released to the blood circulation when the liver cells are damaged during inflammation or infection by microorganism or parasite. There are different types of liver enzymes; the first is that group of enzymes that contained inside the hepatocytes only as Aspartate aminotransferase … Read more

Plasma proteins

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        Measured serum proteins include total proteins, albumin and globulin. The latter can be separated by electrophoresis into α-globulin, β-globulin and γ-globulin. Total proteins level measured in plasma is higher than that measured in serum, this because another protein present in plasma, which is fibrinogen. Commercially supplied kits are able to measure total proteins and albumin … Read more

Glucose Tolerance Test

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        Glucose tolerance test is one of the tests that used for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by recurrent hyperglyaemia associated with glucosuria, polyuria and polydepsia. Their are two types of glucose tolerance test: Oral Glucose tolerance test and intravenous glucose tolerance test. For oral glucose tolerance test: The patient must be fasted … Read more

Serum enzymes

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        Enzymes are specialized and very specific proteins, which catalyze various chemical reactions. Research work and application of clinical enzymology in medicine have been expanded rapidly, it plays an important role in diagnosis, prognosis and evaluation of different diseases and metabolic disorders (Bogin and Sommer, 1976). Most of the body enzymes are functioning intracellularly and are … Read more

Jaundice or Icterus Metabolism of bilirubin

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        Jaundice or icterus is defined as the yellowish pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes especially conjunctiva and sclera, as a consequence of increased blood bilirubin level. There are two forms of bilirubin in the blood circulation, which are direct or conjugated and indirect or unconjugated bilirubin. The increase of any one of them result in … Read more

RBCs count

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        There are two methods for counting RBCs; 1) Automated method through the electronic blood cells counter. 2) Manual method using the hemocytometer. Electronic counter is more accurate than the hemocytometer method. The electronic counter is expensive, needs periodical maintenance. Maintenance of blood counter is very important; failure to do that will result in misleading results. … Read more

The best anticoagulant for complete blood count (CBC)

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        An anticoagulant is a preservative that used to preserve the blood sample in a state similar to its state inside the body. An anticoagulant that is used for cbc must be neither affecting the structure of the formed elements of blood, nor produce any dilution to the plasma. Ethylene Diamine Tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) is considered … Read more

The significance of blood film examination

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        1. Identification of different animal species. 2. Morphological examination of the erythrocytes and leucocytes. 3. Carrying out DLC. 4. Diagnosis of some types of leukaemia. 5. Diagnosis of blood parasites infections either intercellular or intracellular. 6. Diagnosis of bacterial diseases, during bacteraemia. 7. Prognosis of disease through estimating the count of band cells or hypersegmented … Read more

Anemia

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        Anemia is a blood disorder, it is not a disease, but it is a sign for a disease. Anemia is defined as the decrease in red blood cells count or hemoglobin concentration or both per unit volume of blood. This means that the decrease of either red blood cells count alone or hemoglobin concentration alone … Read more

Polycythemia

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        Prof. Mahmoud Rushdi (Assiut University-Egypt) Definition Polycythemia is the increase of RBCs count above the normal upper limit specific for each animal species. There are two types of polycythemia, which are relative and absolute polycythemia. Relative polycythemia is defined as the relative increase of RBCs count due to loss of fluids from the body. The … Read more

Mean Corpuscular Values

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        Three values are calculated mathematically and used mainly to measure the average size of the RBC, average hemoglobin weight and percent of hemoglobin per individual erythrocyte. The mean corpuscular values are: – Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), MCV is obtained by dividing the value of packed cells volume (PCV) on the RBCs count, and then multiply … Read more

Hemoglobin concentration

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        Hemoglobin (Hb) is the red pigment that contained in the RBCs, its major function is to bind oxygen and transport it to the tissues and to bind CO2 and carry it back from the tissues to the lungs. Hemoglobin has the same life span of the RBCs, after the engulfing of old RBCs by the … Read more

White blood cells (WBCs) count

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        White blood cells (WBCs) count There are six types of white blood cells circulates in the blood circulation, which are Neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and band cells. White blood cells count is an integral part of complete blood count (CBC), and include two main components: 1- White blood cells count. 2- Differential leucocytes count. … Read more

Anticoagulants

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        Anticoagulants are chemical substances that can prevent blood coagulation. they are considered as chemical preservative for whole blood sample, as it preserve the blood in a state similar to that find inside the body. There are different types of anticoagulants, as Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA), Heparin, Sodium citrate, Potassium and ammonium oxalate mixture and … Read more