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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Saline wash
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

2. Dog
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What are 3 effects of EPO?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

3. Eccentrocyte
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What is another name for a blister cell?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

4. Hyperchromic
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

5. Primary hemostasis and plt number
What is TP measured in?
What is a serum separator tube?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What does plt count evaluate?

6. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

7. Bleed them out
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
What is the tx for RBC tumor

8. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
Name the 3 granulocytes
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?

9. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
What is the method for ACT?
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 ___ ___

10. Leptocyte
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

11. Primary granules; no
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?

12. Ad: non-breakable - no vacuum - no activation of coagulation factors - component separation is easier; dis: migration of plastic into blood - slower collection
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

13. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

14. Polychormatophilics
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What is a WBC tumor?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?

15. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What are the Vitamin K depended factors

16. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

17. Prothrombinase
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is the definition of PCV?

18. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?

19. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

20. Antigen or foreign protein
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

21. Vacuoles
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
All cells can get...
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube

22. PPSC - Rubriblast - Prorubricyte - Rubricyte - Metarubricyte - Polychromatophilic - Mature RBC
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What is the specific use for LTT?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC

23. doesn't last that long
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

24. Thrombocytes
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

25. But temporary
A vascular spasm is immediate...
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
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 ___ ___

26. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
At birth is TP high or low
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

27. Diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia - dohle bodies - cytoplasmic vacuolization - toxic azurophilic granules
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What are the types of BM sample?

28. Basophils
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

29. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
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
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

30. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What are the 3 functions of platelets

31. Empty package of negate stain
vacuoles
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
What is the specific use for BTT?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?

32. Salivation - v/d - dyspnea - death
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?

33. Causes an increase in RBCs. NO EPO involved.
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
What happens during aggregation

34. The preceding factor
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

35. Inconsistent - small - and irregular
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?
What color is a 20ga needle?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?

36. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?

37. Increased concentration: dehydration
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What are some examples of immunologic?

38. Jugular- 18ga - tail vein- 20 or 18ga
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What organ produces EPO?
Define relative
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each

39. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

40. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What is an example of increased destruction?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?

41. VIII and vWB
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?

42. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are the types of BM sample?
What color is a 18ga needle?

43. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

44. Hemolysis and clot
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
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 virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?

45. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
Define artifact
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 are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

46. Perform 2 or more of the test
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Adhesion requires what factor?

47. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is the function of albumin?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

48. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
Fibrinolysis is...
What is an example of increased destruction?

49. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the blood types of a cat?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?

50. Echinocytes
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What is the definition of PCV?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?