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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. VIII and vWB
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?

2. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
This is seen with canine distemper virus and can be present on WBC - RBC - epithelial cells - would be in Plts but wont be able to see.
During gestation is TP high or low?

3. Shaking - too small a needle with too much neg. back pressure - intravascular hemolysis
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?

4. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the function of protein?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

5. Dog
Defects of hemostasis can be..
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?

6. Blood chemistries
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Define artifact
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

7. Soluble coagulation factors - cofactors
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Microsytosis is often seen in...

8. Hereditary
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?

9. Pink granules
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

10. Megakaryocyte
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________

11. They increase
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?

12. 60-70 -30-36
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

13. Tissue factor - prothrombinase
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...

14. Thrombopathias and vascular
What is this the test of choice for?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.

15. Blue-grey inclusion in the cytoplasm that is irregular in shape
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What are dohle bodies?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
Defects of hemostasis can be..

16. Degree of the difference
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

17. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What is serum?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What does VWF test evaluate?

18. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?

19. hereditary or acquired
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What is a WBC tumor?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
Defects of hemostasis can be..

20. Eccentric nucleus with low N:C ratio - very clear perinuclear halo; only seen in birds and reptiles
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
At birth is TP high or low
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?

21. Ehrilichia - babesia - RMSF - borrelia - brucella - dirofilaria
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

22. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What do monocytes do?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

23. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

24. Room temperature
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell

25. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
What are the types of BM sample?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors

26. 5.0-7.0 g/dl - 5.0-8.0 g/dl
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
All cells can get...
At birth is TP high or low

27. Mix equal parts of EDTA whole blood and NMB -Incubate 10-20 min -Make Blood Film -View on 100x -Count 1000 RBC - tally retics
What are the 2 main proteins?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?

28. Anemia
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What solution do you add to RBCs to resuspend them when doing a crossmatch? What is the fluid portion called after you spin it again? Why is this step important?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?

29. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
What are the indications for BM sampling
What do monocytes do?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What color is a 22ga needle?

30. 3-6%
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

31. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
chromatin
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

32. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What is fibrinolysis?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

33. Nutrients - minerals - hormones - and proteins all maintain homeostasis. electrolytes do action potentials. and enzymes function is catalyst.
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

34. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What are 3 effects of EPO?

35. Lymphosarcoma
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better

36. Band
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
Platelet morphology includes...
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

37. Extrinsic - Intrinsic - common
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?

38. CBC
What is the specific use for LTT?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are the types of BM sample?

39. Von Willebrand's Disease
What color is a 22ga needle?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

40. Genetic material in the nucleus
What is the only cell that the production does not start with a PPSC? What cell does it start with? Where is this cell located in the body?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
chromatin

41. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?

42. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What are some examples of immunologic?

43. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

44. clump together
Thrombocytes tend to...
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)

45. Less reactions - more cost effective - better use of donors
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What color is a 25ga needle?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?

46. Spherocyte
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What are the types of BM sample?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.

47. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?

48. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
Fibrinolysis is...
What do you look for to identify a basophil

49. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

50. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?