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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Heterophil
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What are the 3 components of blood?

2. Cytoplasm appears to have a more blue color than usual
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
List the order of Platelet production
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better

3. 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
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion

4. Right shift; greater than 5 lobes
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?

5. Vasculitis - collagen deficiency - extensive vascular injury
What is a serum separator tube?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)

6. Promoters - inhibitors
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

7. Macrocytosis
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?

8. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What is an example of loss of RBC
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge

9. Normocytic
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?

10. Acetaminophin - maple leaves - onions - and zinc
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
All cells can get...
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________

11. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
Thrombocytes tend to...
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

12. .98mls to .02mls
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

13. Diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia - dohle bodies - cytoplasmic vacuolization - toxic azurophilic granules
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
chromatin
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________

14. Myelodysplasia
What is a WBC tumor?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

15. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

16. Liver
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

17. Sepsis - disease transmission - allergic reactions to foreign proteins - circulatory overload - hypothermia
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What do monocytes do?

18. Rouleaux or agglutination
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

19. Hemolysis and clot
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
vacuoles
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?

20. Leptocyte
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
MCH
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

21. Tissue factor - prothrombinase
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

22. Blood chemistries
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What do monocytes do?

23. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
Where does protein originate from?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?

24. Canaries - lovebirds - and chickens
What are the 3 functions of platelets
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?

25. Protrusion will be very dark in color
What is the method for BMBT?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

26. Increase at the same time
What does a RTT contain?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
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 is hyperviscosity syndrome?

27. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

28. Blue
What are the 2 main proteins?
What color is a 22ga needle?
What does ACT evaluate?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

29. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
Microsytosis is often seen in...
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the stimulus for platelets
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?

30. Anemia
MCV
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?

31. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What is dysproteinemia?

32. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?

33. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
What are some examples of immunologic?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

34. Ad: speedy collection - no exchange of glass into blood; dis: cell trauma d/t vacuum - breakable - glass activates coagulation factors - component separation more difficult
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

35. 100
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

36. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
What is another name for a blister cell?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...

37. Anatomical distribution - histologic pattern - and cytologic pattern
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What are the blood types of a cat?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

38. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What is TP measured in?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
Thrombocytes tend to...

39. Mean Corpuscular Hb Concentration - gives us the amount of Hb
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

40. Vascular part - platelet plug
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____

41. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
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?

42. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

43. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What does the FDP test detect?

44. Hemorrhage- good for oxygen increasing and volume expansion
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?

45. Vacuoles
All cells can get...
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC

46. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What is the specific use for BTT?

47. Immatures - hypersegmented neutrophils - pyknosis; toxic neutrophils
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?

48. Jar 1- wright's stain - set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 2 - buffer with 1 pipette of wright's stain- set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 3 - distille water - dip slide into jar 7-10 one sec dips

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49. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?

50. Cow; dusty purple grey
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?