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Veterinary Hematology Technology
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Define artifact
2. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
3. Fuzzy - hairy - appear to have tentacle or strings coming off of it which means they are reactive platelets
What are dohle bodies?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
4. 3-6%
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What organ produces EPO?
What does a RTT contain?
5. RTT with gel like substance used to separate cells form serum
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What is a serum separator tube?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
6. Mycoplasma haemoncanis
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
7. Poikilocytosis
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
8. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
9. Maintains osmotic pressure
What is the function of albumin?
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
10. clump together
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
Thrombocytes tend to...
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
11. Morbillivirus sp
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?
What color is a 22ga needle?
vacuoles
12. Normocytic
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?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
13. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
14. Size - shape - and number
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
Platelet morphology includes...
15. Thrombin - fibrin
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
Fibrinogen > __________
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
16. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
What are the 2 main proteins?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
17. 1 year; bleeding disorders (hemophila) - gives passive immunity (Parvo)
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What color is a 22ga needle?
18. 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?
MCV
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What is fibrinolysis?
19. WBC- defense - RBC- O2 transport - Plts- platelet plug
What does BMBT evaluate
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
20. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
What is the specific use for LTT?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
21. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
What is dysproteinemia?
Defects of hemostasis can be..
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
What is the method for ACT?
22. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What does the FDP test detect?
23. Eccentrocyte
What is another name for a blister cell?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
24. Ponctate Polka Dot Ribosomes More mature retic -Aggregate Clumped Ribosomes Younger retic
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What does the FDP test detect?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
25. Dif Quick - DipStat - Wright's stain
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
26. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What is another name for a blister cell?
27. Drugs - DIC - Uremia
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
28. NRBC
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What happens during aggregation
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What do monocytes do?
29. ITP -DIC -Marrow problem (or kidney failure)
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
30. (Hb x 10)/RBC
MCH
granule
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
31. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
32. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What are some examples of immunologic?
33. PPSC - Rubriblast - Prorubricyte - Rubricyte - Metarubricyte - Polychromatophilic - Mature RBC
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What are dohle bodies?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
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 ___ ___
34. Pink granules
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
35. Keratocyte
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
36. Anaplasma marginale
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
37. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
Adhesion requires what factor?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What do monocytes do?
38. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
Thrombocytes tend to...
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
39. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
40. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
41. Hypochromic
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
vacuoles
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
42. VWB
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
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?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
43. Myelodysplasia
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What is a WBC tumor?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
44. No only one; report out toxic neutrophil for all presentations
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
45. Basophils
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
46. Concentration of proteins reflects a balance b/w filtration into tissues then a return of proteing in the lymphatic system
What does a RTT contain?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is the function of immunglobins?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
47. DIC - Warfarin toxication; within 6 hours; platelets and clotting factors
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
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?
48. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
What color is a 18ga needle?
The WBC morphology includes...
During gestation is TP high or low?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
49. Monolayer on 40x
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What color is a 22ga needle?
The RBC morphology includes...
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
50. Yes
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?