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IDEXX > Companion Animal > In-Clinic Analysers > LaserCyte Haematology Analyser > Parameters
 
 

LaserCyte® Analyser Parameters
Overview Benefits How to Use Technology Specifications Parameters
 
Parameter Description
Hct (haematocrit) With every report
RBC (red blood count)
  • A vital supplement to the Hct
  • Accurate measurements allow accurate calculations of MCH and MCHC, which help characterise the cause of an anaemia
Hgb (Haemoglobin) With every report
Reticulocytes (% and #)
  • In the past, veterinarians only relied upon reticulocyte percentage, which can be difficult to interpret
  • Relative numbers of reticulocytes must be corrected for the degree of change in the haematocrit to properly interpret
MCV (mean cell vloume)
  • Using all of the erythrocyte indices, a veterinarian can better assess anaemia status and cause
  • Serial accurate measurement allows better following of the progression or regression of a disease state
  • Serial measurements on yearly health check-ups could prove helpful in early disease detection, such as chronic blood loss
RDW (red cell distribution width)
  • Objective measurement of variation in size of red blood cells (anisocytosis)
  • Using all of the erythrocyte indices, veterinarians can better assess anaemia status and cause
  • Allows the veterinarian to better follow the progression and regression of a disease
MCHC (mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration) Useful in helping characterise an anaemia—low MCHC supporting decreased cellular haemoglobin in young RBCs (regenerative) or cells deficient in haemoglobin (iron deficiency)
MCH (mean corpuscular haemoglobin) Provided
PLT (platelet count)
  • LaserCyte offers a much more accurate platelet count
  • Accuate platelet counts help identify platelet count problems and monitor thrombocytopenic patients following therapeutic intervention
MPV, PDW, PCT (mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, platelet haematocrit) Aid in the characterisation of a platelet abnormality (such as presence or absence of a bone marrow response to a peripheral demand for platelets)
WBC (white blood count) Provided
Monocytes and Lymphocytes (% and #)
  • Help identify inflammatory diseases where macrophages are a significant component of the inflammatory process
  • Differentiation of monocytes and lymphocytes helps accurately identify the presence of an underlying glucocorticoid influences (stress, steriod administration, hyperadrenalcorticism, etc.)
Neutrophils (% and #) Important in identifying certain types of inflammatory disease and their severity, as well as following the progression or regression of inflammation
Eosinophils (% and #)
  • Important in identifying systemic hypersensitivity, which can be caused by heartworm, flea bite dermatitis, feline asthma, allergic gastroenteritis and more
  • LaserCyte identifies eosinophils for both canine and feline
Basophils (% and #) May be helpful in identifying systemic hypersensitivity, as well as acute allergic reactions
 
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