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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Thick blood b/c of excess proteins
At birth is TP high or low
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

2. Vascular part - platelet plug
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What happens during aggregation
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________

3. Blood chemistries
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?

4. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

5. Iatrogenic
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the function of immunglobins?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?

6. Basophilic stippling
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

7. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
During secretion What does PF3 do?

8. (PCV x 10)/RBC
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
MCV
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?

9. .98mls to .02mls
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?

10. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
Define relative
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

11. Hypoxia
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
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 is the stimulus for RBC production?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first

12. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
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 are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

13. Fixative- 3 1 sec dips - Eosinophilic- 5 1 sec dips - Basophilic- 10-20 dips
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)

14. Hemophila A and VWD- maintenance
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

15. Thrombopathias and vascular
What is this the test of choice for?
What happens during aggregation
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

16. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What is the definition of PCV?
What is the function of immunglobins?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain

17. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What does the FDP test detect?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

18. 37-55% - 30-45%
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?

19. don't cause clots
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What is the defining cell of inflammation?

20. New Anemia -Decrease production anemia
Name the 2 agranulocytes
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?

21. Kidney
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What organ produces EPO?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

22. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
The RBC morphology includes...
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

23. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What are the types of BM sample?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.

24. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the method for ACT?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

25. Biliary stasis - carotenes - ev hemolysis
Fibrinolysis is...
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

26. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
At birth is TP high or low
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is contained in the buffy coat?

27. Liver
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

28. Pink
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What color is a 20ga needle?

29. Thrombin - fibrin
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
Fibrinogen > __________

30. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

31. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is the method for ACT?

32. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

33. Breakdown of a clot
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What is fibrinolysis?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?

34. Swine - 3-3.5 inches long
What is serum?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?

35. Horse
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What color is a 18ga needle?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?

36. Changes the color of mm or urine; no; because the mm and urine change to an opaque brown color Which is the color of the Oxyglobin
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

37. 1 year; bleeding disorders (hemophila) - gives passive immunity (Parvo)
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Avian basophils do not have a...
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?

38. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What color is a 16ga needle?
What do monocytes do?
MCV

39. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

40. Blue-grey inclusion in the cytoplasm that is irregular in shape
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What are dohle bodies?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?

41. Hereditary
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What color is a 18ga needle?

42. Pink granules
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.

43. Between endothelial cells; they sit until demand from tissue
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?

44. Leukocytozoon spp
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
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
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

45. Not cleaning refractometer - drying of sample - inclusion of buffy coat
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?

46. Increase in RBCs
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
Define polycythemia
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

47. Thrombocytopenia
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What is the method for BMBT?

48. Beter distribution/transport of oxygen - do not have to cross match
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What is an example of increased destruction?

49. Eccentrocyte
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What is another name for a blister cell?

50. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
What color is a 25ga needle?
What color is a 16ga needle?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?