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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
The WBC morphology includes...
What is fibrinolysis?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

2. Bone marrow toxin - kidney failure - iron defiency
What color is a 16ga needle?
What is an example of decreased production?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

3. No - but it is not ideal
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

4. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?

5. 3-6%
What is the specific use for BTT?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

6. VIII and vWB
MCV
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
What are the 2 main proteins?

7. Thrombin - platelets
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Fibrinolysis is...

8. CBC in birds and reptiles
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?

9. Primary and secondary hemostasis specifically VWF and factor VIII
What does VWF test evaluate?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

10. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
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?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
What does the test thrombin time detect?

11. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

12. Neovascularization
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What color is a 25ga needle?
The RBC morphology includes...

13. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?

14. Slow- 0.11 ml/#/minute for the first 15 minutes
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

15. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What are the blood types of a cat?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?

16. lymphosarcoma
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What happens during aggregation

17. Thrombocytopenia
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

18. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What are dohle bodies?
What is this the test of choice for?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

19. Increase at the same time
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

20. PO
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

21. Keratocyte
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What color is a 16ga needle?
Fibrinogen > __________
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.

22. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
MCHC

23. Metamyelocyte
MCH
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?

24. no body
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
Define absolute
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...

25. Increase loss: hemorrhage - decrease production: liver failure - decrease consumption: starvation
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

26. No only one; report out toxic neutrophil for all presentations
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
Avian basophils do not have a...

27. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
What are the 2 main proteins?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

28. DIC - Warfarin toxication; within 6 hours; platelets and clotting factors
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
When would you use fresh whole blood transfusion on your patient? How many hours from time of collection for it to be considered fresh? What does it contain that makes it better?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

29. Morbillivirus sp
What is the method for BMBT?
What is TP measured in?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
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.

30. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
The RBC morphology includes...
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What does the FDP test detect?

31. Fibrin
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

32. Hemorrhage
What is an example of loss of RBC
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?

33. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is this the test of choice for?

34. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

35. Microcytic
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

36. Protrusion will be very dark in color
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
MCV
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

37. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?

38. Anisocytosis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Where does protein originate from?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What is the function of protein?

39. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What color is a 16ga needle?

40. Vit K
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

41. Hereditary
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

42. Russel bodies in cytoplasm - constipated plasma cell - honeycomb appearing; only seen in birds and reptiles
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
At birth is TP high or low
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is serum?

43. IV
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

44. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
At birth is TP high or low

45. Increased concentration: dehydration
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is fibrinolysis?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example

46. Heinz body
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

47. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?

48. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter
Avian basophils do not have a...
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.

49. Torocytes
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
This cell looks like a punched out cell.

50. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes; B are used for antibody production; T are used for hypersensitivity reactions - elimination of intracellulaar organisms - elimination of abnormal tissues
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
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?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?