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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. 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?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

2. Calculated a corrected WBC ct.
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

3. Membrane bound package of chemicals
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What is the function of immunglobins?
granule

4. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
Define relative

5. Heterophil
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
Where does protein originate from?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

6. Liver
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
Fibrinolysis is...
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

7. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

8. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?

9. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What does a RTT contain?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?

10. 60-70 -30-36
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?

11. Red ring - blue ring - and black ring tubes
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is the method for ACT?
Fibrinolysis is...

12. 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 are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

13. 3-6%
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
Avian basophils do not have a...
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?

14. Non regenerative - unexplained leukopenia - unexplained thrombocytopenia - presence of abnormal immature cells in peripheral blood
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What are some causes of BM failure
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?

15. 15-45%; 55-85%; 0-5%; rare
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

16. Liver is #1 lymphoid tissue is #2
Where does protein originate from?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?

17. Heterophil
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

18. Metamyelocyte
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?

19. Shaking - too small needle with too much negative back pressure - rocker tray too long - water in syringe - freezing and thawing - squirting into tube - spinning too fast or too long
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
Fibrinogen > __________

20. Empty package of negate stain
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
vacuoles
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What color is a 22ga needle?

21. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
granule
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?

22. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What does a RTT contain?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

23. Saline wash
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?

24. Size - shape - and number
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is an example of increased destruction?
Platelet morphology includes...
What are the types of BM sample?

25. 39-55 -30-36
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?

26. Lymphocyte - monocyte
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

27. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is a serum separator tube?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

28. Thrombin - fibrin
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
A vascular spasm is immediate...
Fibrinogen > __________
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?

29. Vasculitis - collagen deficiency - extensive vascular injury
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?

30. PPSC - Megakaryoblast - Promegakaryocyte - Megakaryocyte
List the order of Platelet production
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

31. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?

32. Ghost cell
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?

33. Nulcear characteristics and cytoplasmic characteristics
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
The WBC morphology includes...
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What are the blood types of a cat?

34. Blue
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What color is a 22ga needle?

35. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

36. CBC
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What is the specific use for LTT?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

37. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

38. Not mixing upon intro - slow draw - dinking around - traumatic venipuncture
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

39. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

40. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
MCHC
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?

41. Salivation - v/d - dyspnea - death
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What is plasma?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.

42. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
All cells can get...
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?

43. Fibrin clot
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What color is a 22ga needle?

44. Band
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are the 3 components of blood?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

45. Green
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What are the blood types of a cat?
What color is a 18ga needle?

46. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)

47. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes; B are used for antibody production; T are used for hypersensitivity reactions - elimination of intracellulaar organisms - elimination of abnormal tissues
What is the tx for RBC tumor
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?

48. Heparin - histamine - and eosinophilic chemotactic factor
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?

49. Hereditary
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?

50. Hemorrhage- good for oxygen increasing and volume expansion
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?