Contribution of Hemogram Plan in the Horse’s Clinical Evaluation.

The research article focuses on the importance of blood count interpretation in the clinical evaluation of horses for diagnosis, prognosis and management of diseases, with a keen attention on abnormalities related to erythrogram, leukogram and platelet count.

Importance of Hemogram in Equines

• The paper begins by emphasizing on the need of interpreting blood count in equines for the purpose of diagnosing and managing diseases. It presents the blood count as a reflection of the health condition of the horse and emphasizes on the importance of a thorough clinical examination for an accurate interpretation of hematological results.

Erythrogram Abnormalities

• Study mentions about the two common anomalies found in erythrogram – anemia and polycythemia.
• It discusses the frequent causes of anemia in horses, which are mainly linked to acute and chronic blood loss, hemolytic anemia, and an in-borne chronic disease.

Leukogram Evaluation

• The authors advocate for a comprehensive evaluation of the leukogram.
• This evaluation extends to total white cell count, differential cell count, and the absolute numbers of specific leukocytes.
• Such an in-depth analysis can help identify abnormalities that might indicate the presence of specific diseases such as viral or bacterial infections, inflammatory disorders, or even cancerous growths.

Platelet Count

• The article lays special emphasis on the platelet count as a means to detect conditions fostering excessive bleeding related to thrombocytopenia.
• The causes of such conditions are further divided into various categories which include reduction of thrombopoiesis due to myeloptisis, myelofibrosis, myeloproliferative disease, idiopathic medullary aplasias or the effect of medullary suppressive drugs, increased peripheral destruction of platelets due to immune mediated thrombocytopenia, consumption due to disseminated intravascular coagulation, spleen sequestration and loss of platelets due to an idiopathic cause.