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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Genetic material in the nucleus
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
chromatin
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

2. 39-55 -30-36
What does hemosiderin look like?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

3. Macrocytosis
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
A vascular spasm is immediate...

4. Albumin and immunglobins
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What are the blood types of a cat?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?

5. Bleed them out
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
List the order of Platelet production
What is the tx for RBC tumor

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

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7. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
List the order of Platelet production
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What is the biggest error in hematology?

8. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
MCHC
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

9. Dif Quick - DipStat - Wright's stain
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?

10. Yes
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

11. High - because they lose the ability to retain water
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
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?

12. Increased concentration: dehydration
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What color is a 20ga needle?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

13. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Fibrinolysis is...
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

14. 35 days if kept at 1-6 degrees celsius in CPDA; oxygen carrying capacity - anemic normovolemic - anemic hypovolemic in conjunction with crystalloids
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

15. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
vacuoles
What color is a 18ga needle?

16. Jugular vein- 22ga - cephalic vein- 25ga - femoral vein- 25ga
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What are two stains used in staining blood films?

17. Trypanosoma sp
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

18. Grey
What color is a 16ga needle?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What does the FDP test detect?
Where are immunoglobins made?

19. Small quantities - more fragile cells -RBC are nucleated -Thrombocytes instead of platelets -Polychromasia is common -Heterophils replace neutrophils -Basophils are non segmented
What does BMBT evaluate
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology

20. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

21. IV catheter; IO or IP
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What does BMBT evaluate
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

22. Hemorrhage
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is the tx for RBC tumor

23. Anisocytosis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

24. CBC in birds and reptiles
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

25. 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 some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
List the order of Platelet production

26. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

27. Howell-Jolly Bodies
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.

28. Swine - 3-3.5 inches long
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

29. Lymphosarcoma
chromatin
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

30. Blue granules
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What is the definition of PCV?
What do you look for to identify a basophil
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

31. Heparin - histamine - and eosinophilic chemotactic factor
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
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?

32. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

33. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
What happens during aggregation
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?

34. EDTA because you wont have stainging variation
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?

35. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
What does plt count evaluate?
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 ___ ___

36. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
What color is a 20ga needle?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What does ACT evaluate?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?

37. (Hb x 10)/RBC
Name the 2 agranulocytes
MCH
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?

38. Macrophages
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are the 2 main proteins?
What is TP measured in?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

39. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

40. Blue-grey inclusion in the cytoplasm that is irregular in shape
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What are dohle bodies?
What is this the test of choice for?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors

41. Prognosis and tx protocol
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

42. Nulcear characteristics and cytoplasmic characteristics
The WBC morphology includes...
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
MCHC

43. Coagulation studies
What is the specific use for BTT?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
Where does protein originate from?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each

44. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What is the function of protein?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What is this the test of choice for?

45. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What does a mature avian RBC look like

46. defective maturation series
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

47. Leukocytozoon spp
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
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
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

48. Nutrients - minerals - hormones - and proteins all maintain homeostasis. electrolytes do action potentials. and enzymes function is catalyst.
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

49. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What does VWF test evaluate?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

50. Seg
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?