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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Fixative- 3 1 sec dips - Eosinophilic- 5 1 sec dips - Basophilic- 10-20 dips
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
At birth is TP high or low
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?

2. Right shift; greater than 5 lobes
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

3. Pink granules
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?

4. Increase
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

5. Heterophil
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.

6. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What is dysproteinemia?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What does the test thrombin time detect?

7. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

8. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What is the function of protein?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

9. II - VII - IX - X
Where are immunoglobins made?
Fibrinolysis is...
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors

10. Metamyelocyte
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

11. w/o anemia
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?

12. 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
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

13. present in the blood
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?

14. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

15. 5 -000 -000-10 -000 -000/microliter; 5 -000 -000-11 -000 -000/microliter
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What are the types of BM sample?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

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17. Heinz body
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.

18. 7-10 days
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

19. Thrombocytosis
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

20. B/c eos produce anti histamine to counteract the histamine i the mast cell granules
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

21. WBC identification rule of thumb
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What do the granules of a mast cell contain

22. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What is serum?
What is an example of increased destruction?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin

23. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What is the specific use for LTT?

24. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What is the function of protein?
What do you look for to identify a basophil

25. Primary Hemostasis- plt plug - Secondary Hemostasis- fibrin clot - Fibrinolysis- breakdown of clot
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

26. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
Platelet morphology includes...
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?

27. Albumin and immunglobins
What are the 2 main proteins?
What does the FDP test detect?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are 3 effects of EPO?

28. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What is the method for ACT?
What are some causes of BM failure

29. Prothrombin time
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?

30. Heterophil
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

31. 5.0-7.0 g/dl - 5.0-8.0 g/dl
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What color is a 16ga needle?
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________

32. Thrombin - platelets
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

33. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

34. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What is dysproteinemia?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

35. don't cause clots
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

36. Cat
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?

37. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

38. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
Fibrinolysis is...
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?

39. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?

40. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

41. Coverslips
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

42. Black ring has a smaller diameter
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
Avian basophils do not have a...
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

43. 60-90 sec for dogs - <65 sec for cats
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

44. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

45. (PCV x 10)/RBC
What is contained in the buffy coat?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
MCV

46. Compensatory mechanisms
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

47. Trypanosoma sp
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

48. SQ
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
Defects of hemostasis can be..
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

49. 39-55 -30-36
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

50. Blue
What color is a 22ga needle?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?