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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Prothrombinase
What does a RTT contain?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

2. Heterophil
What organ produces EPO?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

3. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What do you look for to identify a basophil

4. 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
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is the specific use for BTT?

5. Whatever the bird weighs - 1% of that body weight is what you can safely draw (Ex- 3 ml from a 300g bird)
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What is the method for ACT?

6. Not mixing the sample
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

7. 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 are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

8. Heterophil
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

9. But temporary
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
A vascular spasm is immediate...
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen

10. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?

11. Green
What is the definition of PCV?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What color is a 18ga needle?
Fibrinolysis is...

12. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

13. Not cleaning refractometer - drying of sample - inclusion of buffy coat
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

14. Canaries - lovebirds - and chickens
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

15. Hypoxia
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

16. doesn't last that long
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What is the specific use for LTT?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What color is a 22ga needle?

17. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What is the function of protein?

18. Causes an increase in RBCs. NO EPO involved.
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
chromatin

19. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What is an example of decreased production?
During secretion What does PF3 do?

20. Stomatocyte
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

21. Blood gases
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is TP measured in?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?

22. Beter distribution/transport of oxygen - do not have to cross match
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What is plasma?
What is an example of loss of RBC

23. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
What does a RTT contain?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?

24. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
What is an example of decreased production?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Fibrinolysis is...
What does the FDP test detect?

25. Liver is #1 lymphoid tissue is #2
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
Where does protein originate from?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

26. no body
What is fibrinolysis?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
Define artifact
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

27. Leukocytosis with increased bands; leukopenia or degenerative left shift
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

28. Jugular- 18ga
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.

29. Thrombopathias and vascular
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
What is this the test of choice for?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

30. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?

31. Pink granules
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

32. Mean Corpuscular Hb Concentration - gives us the amount of Hb
What is this the test of choice for?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________

33. Blue
What color is a 22ga needle?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What is the specific use for LTT?
Microsytosis is often seen in...

34. Trypanosoma sp
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

35. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
Fibrinolysis is...
Thrombocytes tend to...

36. clump together
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is an example of loss of RBC
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?

37. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What is the definition of PCV?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
The WBC morphology includes...
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

38. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What does hemosiderin look like?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

39. Myelocyte; yes
At birth is TP high or low
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

40. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

41. Protrusion will be very dark in color
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is the stimulus for RBC production?

42. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

43. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
What color is a 25ga needle?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?

44. Liver Failure - DIC
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

45. 3 times
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

46. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors

47. In bone marrow; metamyelocytes and bands
What organ produces EPO?
What are the blood types of a cat?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

48. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What is serum?

49. Increase in RBCs
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Platelet morphology includes...
Define polycythemia

50. Thick blood b/c of excess proteins
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?