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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. fresh
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
MCHC
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.

2. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

3. blood
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

4. No - but it is not ideal
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What does the FDP test detect?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

5. If buffer gets into the stain jar the slide will not stain correctly

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6. 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?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?

7. Coverslips
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________

8. Metamyelocyte
What does the FDP test detect?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

9. Monolayer on 40x
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is fibrinolysis?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

10. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What is the specific use for LTT?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

11. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
List the order of Platelet production
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

12. Affects the GI tract
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?

13. Red ring and black ring hematocrit tubes
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

14. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What are some examples of immunologic?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?

15. Blood gases
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
What is the specific use for LTT?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...

16. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What is the definition of PCV?

17. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
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 ___ ___
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What does the FDP test detect?

18. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is serum?
Define polycythemia
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

19. Ad: speedy collection - no exchange of glass into blood; dis: cell trauma d/t vacuum - breakable - glass activates coagulation factors - component separation more difficult
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?

20. Polychormatophilics
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What is a serum separator tube?

21. Neovascularization
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

22. Von Willebrand's Disease
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is a WBC tumor?

23. Increased concentration: dehydration
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What are dohle bodies?

24. Reticulocyte count
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
Defects of hemostasis can be..
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia

25. Heparin which prevents conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
What does a RTT contain?
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube

26. Room temperature
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?

27. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird

28. IMHA - clostridium hemolyticum
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What is an example of increased destruction?

29. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What are the types of BM sample?

30. 6 -000-17 -000/microliter; 5 -500-19 -500/microliter
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

31. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
During gestation is TP high or low?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

32. Red
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

33. Clot that breaks off from its origin place and lodges somewhere else
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
Define thromboembolic disorder
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each

34. Between endothelial cells; they sit until demand from tissue
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?

35. High calorie - high glucose treat (Ad or regular diet with Karo syrup poured on top)
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What is dysproteinemia?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?

36. 15-45%; 55-85%; 0-5%; rare
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

37. Ameboid nucleus with lacy chromatin; +/- vacuoles; low N:C
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

38. Slow- 0.11 ml/#/minute for the first 15 minutes
Where does protein originate from?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

39. Aggregate
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is fibrinolysis?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally

40. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What does BMBT evaluate
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?

41. Vit K
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)

42. Blood loss and dehydration
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?

43. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?

44. Degree of the difference
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 horses?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

45. Grey
What color is a 16ga needle?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

46. They increase
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

47. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

48. Dark - dense segmented nucleus
Define polycythemia
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?

49. Spherocyte
What color is a 16ga needle?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

50. segmented nucleus
what WBC do mast cells resemble
Avian basophils do not have a...
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?