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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Hemonate for microdrips and admin set with filter for macrodrips
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?

2. Band
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

3. Thrombocytosis
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
During gestation is TP high or low?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

4. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

5. Dog
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?

6. No - but it is not ideal
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?

7. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?

8. In bone marrow; metamyelocytes and bands
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
granule
What color is a 18ga needle?

9. Ad: non-breakable - no vacuum - no activation of coagulation factors - component separation is easier; dis: migration of plastic into blood - slower collection
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What color is a 18ga needle?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

10. Lymphocyte; they clone themselves before they die
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
Avian basophils do not have a...
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

11. True deviation in the amount
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
Define absolute
What is fibrinolysis?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?

12. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?

13. Cytauxzoon sp.
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

14. 1.000
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
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 ___ ___
Avian basophils do not have a...

15. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
Define polycythemia
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

16. Reticulocyte count
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
MCHC

17. Size - shape - color - and +/- inclusions
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
The RBC morphology includes...
What are the 2 main proteins?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.

18. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

19. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What is serum?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What do monocytes do?

20. Blood gases
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

21. no body
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What is a WBC tumor?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

22. Albumin and immunglobins
What are the 2 main proteins?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

23. Morbillivirus sp
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
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.

24. Leukocytozoon spp
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
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
What is the specific use for BTT?

25. Band neutrophil
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT

26. Hypoxia
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What solution do you add to RBCs to resuspend them when doing a crossmatch? What is the fluid portion called after you spin it again? Why is this step important?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?

27. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
During gestation is TP high or low?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
Adhesion requires what factor?

28. VWB factor
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Adhesion requires what factor?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology

29. 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 are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What is the defining cell of inflammation?

30. 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?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
The RBC morphology includes...
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?

31. Thrombocytopenia
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
MCH
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

32. Non regenerative - unexplained leukopenia - unexplained thrombocytopenia - presence of abnormal immature cells in peripheral blood
What are some causes of BM failure
Defects of hemostasis can be..
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
Platelet morphology includes...

33. Immature - cleft or bleb; reactive - granular cytoplasm - plasma cell - mott cell
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What color is a 20ga needle?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

34. Schistocytes
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

35. Dif Quick - DipStat - Wright's stain
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?

36. 7-10 days
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What does ACT evaluate?

37. CBC
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is the specific use for LTT?

38. Causes an increase in RBCs. NO EPO involved.
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?

39. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

40. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
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.
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

41. Jugular vein- 22ga - cephalic vein- 25ga - femoral vein- 25ga
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each

42. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

43. Liver and lymphoid tissue
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
Where are immunoglobins made?
What does a RTT contain?

44. Dark - dense segmented nucleus
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

45. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO
List the order of Platelet production
The WBC morphology includes...
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

46. Basophilic stippling
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
Fibrinolysis is...
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

47. 60-70 -30-36
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?

48. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Avian basophils do not have a...
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

49. Red
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Where does protein originate from?
What color is a 25ga needle?

50. DIC - Warfarin toxication; within 6 hours; platelets and clotting factors
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
When would you use fresh whole blood transfusion on your patient? How many hours from time of collection for it to be considered fresh? What does it contain that makes it better?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?