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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Metamyelocyte
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

2. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
chromatin
What is plasma?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
what WBC do mast cells resemble

3. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What do monocytes do?

4. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
What is the specific use for LTT?
Define polycythemia
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

5. Oxyglobin
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What is the stimulus for platelets

6. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are dohle bodies?

7. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
vacuoles
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

8. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What does hemosiderin look like?
What are the 3 functions of platelets

9. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

10. 39-55 -30-36
For the intrinsic pathway factors XII - XI - IX - VIII are activated by contact with collagen - endotoxin platelet products and other negatively charged substances. This process can be called ___ ___
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

11. Less reactions - more cost effective - better use of donors
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?

12. BTT
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What is an example of loss of RBC
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?

13. Leukocytosis with increased bands; leukopenia or degenerative left shift
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?

14. Diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia - dohle bodies - cytoplasmic vacuolization - toxic azurophilic granules
What are the 3 components of blood?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

15. Stage 1: one organ stage 2: stage 1 + regional lymph nodes stage 3: stage 2 + all lymph nodes stage 4: stage 3 + liver and spleen stage 5: stage 4 + BM and blood
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
Thrombocytes tend to...

16. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
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?
What are some examples of immunologic?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

17. Jugular- 20ga
For the intrinsic pathway factors XII - XI - IX - VIII are activated by contact with collagen - endotoxin platelet products and other negatively charged substances. This process can be called ___ ___
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What color is a 16ga needle?

18. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
What does ACT evaluate?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
What is another name for a blister cell?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....

19. Anaplasma marginale
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

20. Platelets stick to each other
What is an example of decreased production?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What happens during aggregation

21. Cow
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

22. doesn't last that long
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
Name the 3 granulocytes

23. Poikilocytosis
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What is an example of decreased production?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?

24. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
The WBC morphology includes...

25. Platelets develop filopodia with receptors and vWB - which causes them to stick to subendothelial collagen. As soon as they stick - they start releasing their granular contents
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What are dohle bodies?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

26. No - but it is not ideal
What color is a 25ga needle?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

27. Extrinsic - Intrinsic - common
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What do monocytes do?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?

28. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

29. Prothrombin time
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What color is a 25ga needle?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

30. Macrocytosis - Microcytosis
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?

31. Immatures - hypersegmented neutrophils - pyknosis; toxic neutrophils
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?

32. Small quantities - more fragile cells -RBC are nucleated -Thrombocytes instead of platelets -Polychromasia is common -Heterophils replace neutrophils -Basophils are non segmented
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

33. VWB factor
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
Define thromboembolic disorder
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
Adhesion requires what factor?

34. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
vacuoles
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

35. Howell-Jolly Bodies
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________

36. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis

37. 3 times
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is dysproteinemia?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia

38. Horse
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

39. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

40. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?

41. Size - shape - and number
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What color is a 18ga needle?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
Platelet morphology includes...

42. ITP -DIC -Marrow problem (or kidney failure)
Define absolute
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________

43. Vasoconstriction and further platelet aggregation (overall goal is to get more platelets to that area)
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?

44. Megakaryocyte
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?

45. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Fibrinolysis is...
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each

46. Membrane bound package of chemicals
granule
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What does the FDP test detect?

47. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
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.
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

48. Postprandial (patient just ate) - hypothyroid - diabetes mellitus
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

49. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?

50. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.