Sentences with word «macrocytic»

A deficiency in either B12 or folate causes macrocytic anemia.

NOTE: Macrocytic lactones including ivermectin are given as a part of the treatment of heartworm disease but only in conjunction with more specific heartworm therapy.

When your body is deficient in vitamin B12, the volume of red blood cells increases and causes macrocytic anemia.

CBC / WBC and blood chemistry panel, tests to rule out an exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) that include TLI, fPL or cPL tests, evidence of low - folate - associated anemia (macrocytic non-regenerative anemia) in cats, intestinal parasite exam and fecal bacterial culture in both dogs and cats

Clinical symptoms, including chronic diarrhea, steatorrhea, macrocytic anemia, weight loss, and protein - losing enteropathy, can be seen in these patients.

The recognition of the specific CSA diagnosis relies on an experienced clinician recognizing the characteristics of the anemia (e.g., red blood cell size: microcytic, normocytic, or macrocytic), the age of child (or adult) when symptoms are first noticed, and other potential symptoms (such as muscle weakness).

«Macrocytic anemia» is also a term for this condition.

When used under the guidance of a veterinarian and with appropriate precautions in at risk breeds, ivermectin and all macrocytic lactones are safe and effective.

The gene that causes this chondrodysplasia also creates a macrocytic hypochromic anemia; the discovery of this being indicative of the way carriers may be found.