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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Primary Hemostasis- plt plug - Secondary Hemostasis- fibrin clot - Fibrinolysis- breakdown of clot
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?

2. IV
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

3. Blood glucose
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What are the types of BM sample?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

4. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
What are the 3 functions of platelets
granule
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?

5. segmented nucleus
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What do monocytes do?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
Avian basophils do not have a...

6. Mix equal parts of EDTA whole blood and NMB -Incubate 10-20 min -Make Blood Film -View on 100x -Count 1000 RBC - tally retics
MCHC
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?

7. Concentration of proteins reflects a balance b/w filtration into tissues then a return of proteing in the lymphatic system
What is the function of immunglobins?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB

8. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
Platelet morphology includes...
During gestation is TP high or low?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

9. Thrombin - platelets
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

10. Stage 1: one organ stage 2: stage 1 + regional lymph nodes stage 3: stage 2 + all lymph nodes stage 4: stage 3 + liver and spleen stage 5: stage 4 + BM and blood
What does BMBT evaluate
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

11. Jar 1- wright's stain - set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 2 - buffer with 1 pipette of wright's stain- set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 3 - distille water - dip slide into jar 7-10 one sec dips

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12. Thrombopathias and vascular
What is this the test of choice for?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
Platelet morphology includes...

13. Dog
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

14. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What does a RTT contain?
Avian basophils do not have a...

15. 100
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?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
During gestation is TP high or low?

16. Hemolysis and clot
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
During gestation is TP high or low?

17. Increase in RBCs
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What are some causes of BM failure
Define polycythemia

18. Thrombin - fibrin
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What organ produces EPO?
What is TP measured in?
Fibrinogen > __________

19. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
What happens during aggregation
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

20. True deviation in the amount
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
Define absolute
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?

21. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?

22. Ghost cell
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

23. Blue granules
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What do you look for to identify a basophil

24. NRBC
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

25. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What does hemosiderin look like?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

26. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge

27. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

28. Rouleaux or agglutination
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC

29. Round to oval; ameboid
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

30. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
What is plasma?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?

31. Canaries - lovebirds - and chickens
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...

32. oval
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)

33. 60-70 -30-36
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

34. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
A vascular spasm is immediate...

35. Hypoxia
What is the biggest error in hematology?
MCV
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors

36. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.

37. Blood gases
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?

38. Acanthocytes
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
vacuoles
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

39. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is dysproteinemia?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

40. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

41. Partial thromboplastin time - prothrombin time - VWF test - thrombin time - FDPs
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens

42. The preceding factor
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

43. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

44. VWB factor
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Adhesion requires what factor?

45. fresh
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

46. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What color is a 20ga needle?
Define relative
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

47. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
Adhesion requires what factor?
Name the 3 granulocytes
Microsytosis is often seen in...
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

48. Ameboid nucleus with lacy chromatin; +/- vacuoles; low N:C
What are the 3 functions of platelets
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

49. Jugular- 20ga
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?

50. Cat
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What is dysproteinemia?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?