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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

2. hereditary or acquired
Defects of hemostasis can be..
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?

3. Jugular vein- 22ga - cephalic vein- 25ga - femoral vein- 25ga
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
All cells can get...
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each

4. Cow
What color is a 16ga needle?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?

5. oval
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

6. 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 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

7. Increase loss: hemorrhage - decrease production: liver failure - decrease consumption: starvation
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What is fibrinolysis?

8. (Hb x 10)/RBC
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
MCH

9. Prognosis and tx protocol
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
Fibrinogen > __________

10. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?

11. Azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is fibrinolysis?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?

12. Cells that are dead; have clumps of what used to be nucleus
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

13. Thrombocytopenia
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

14. Thrombin - fibrin
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Fibrinogen > __________

15. Nulcear characteristics and cytoplasmic characteristics
All cells can get...
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
The WBC morphology includes...
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...

16. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
What does ACT evaluate?
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
What are 3 effects of EPO?

17. Cat
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

18. Grey
What is the definition of PCV?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What color is a 16ga needle?

19. Lymphosarcoma
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

20. 1.000
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT

21. Mean Corpuscular Volume - gives us the size of RBCs
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?

22. Cardiomyopathy in cats and HWD in dogs
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?

23. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?

24. Von Willebrand's Disease
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

25. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What is plasma?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

26. 5-7
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

27. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
Define relative
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

28. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

29. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.

30. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
What does VWF test evaluate?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
MCH
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

31. Anaplasma marginale
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
What happens during aggregation
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

32. Jugular- 18ga - tail vein- 20 or 18ga
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
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.

33. Primary and secondary hemostasis specifically VWF and factor VIII
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What does VWF test evaluate?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each

34. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
What are some causes of BM failure
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...

35. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

36. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______

37. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

38. II - VII - IX - X
What are the blood types of a cat?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors

39. NRBC
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What does VWF test evaluate?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
Avian basophils do not have a...

40. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
Fibrinogen > __________
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What does hemosiderin look like?

41. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?

42. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

43. Anisocytosis
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

44. Ghost cell
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

45. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm
What does hemosiderin look like?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

46. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
What does hemosiderin look like?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.

47. Nutrients - minerals - hormones - and proteins all maintain homeostasis. electrolytes do action potentials. and enzymes function is catalyst.
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

48. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What is dysproteinemia?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What is the most important trait of blood donation?

49. Dog-88ml/kg - cat- 66ml/kg
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?

50. VIII and vWB
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What are some examples of immunologic?
What are the 3 components of blood?