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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Pink granules
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What do monocytes do?

2. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
What organ produces EPO?
What does the FDP test detect?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

3. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What is TP measured in?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

4. Changes the color of mm or urine; no; because the mm and urine change to an opaque brown color Which is the color of the Oxyglobin
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

5. Band
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

6. Russel bodies in cytoplasm - constipated plasma cell - honeycomb appearing; only seen in birds and reptiles
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

7. PPSC differentiates into a rubriblast -Increase in hemoglobin synthesis -Early release of immature RBCs if needed
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
List the order of Platelet production
What are 3 effects of EPO?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?

8. Poikilocytosis
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

9. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
What does a mature avian RBC look like
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
Microsytosis is often seen in...
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?

10. Rouleaux or agglutination
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?

11. Membrane bound package of chemicals
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
granule
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?

12. Megakaryocyte
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
The RBC morphology includes...
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________

13. Increased concentration: dehydration
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

14. Anemia
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
Fibrinogen > __________

15. Appears adequate = between 8-30 per field appears decreased = fewer than 8 per field
During secretion What does PF3 do?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better

16. Stomatocyte
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example

17. Morbillivirus sp
What color is a 16ga needle?
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.
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

18. VWB factor
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

19. Obs = # retics/1000 x 100 COR = (Pt PCV/ Average PCV) x observed % Abs = # retics/1000 x RBC ct
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What is the function of albumin?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?

20. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What is the function of albumin?

21. Thrombin - platelets
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

22. Lymphocyte; they clone themselves before they die
What is the method for ACT?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?

23. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What does VWF test evaluate?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
Define relative

24. Drugs - DIC - Uremia
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

25. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What do monocytes do?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?

26. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

27. Blood loss and dehydration
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

28. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?

29. True deviation in the amount
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
Define absolute

30. Mix equal parts of EDTA whole blood and NMB -Incubate 10-20 min -Make Blood Film -View on 100x -Count 1000 RBC - tally retics
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.

31. lymphosarcoma
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?

32. Biliary stasis - carotenes - ev hemolysis
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

33. Bone marrow toxin - kidney failure - iron defiency
What does plt count evaluate?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What is an example of decreased production?

34. Maintains osmotic pressure
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What is the function of albumin?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT

35. Anaplasma marginale
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What is this the test of choice for?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

36. Primary granules; no
What are the 3 functions of platelets
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?

37. Room temperature
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
Fibrinogen > __________
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?

38. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
All cells can get...
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What are the 3 components of blood?

39. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
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 are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is the definition of PCV?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

40. VWB
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

41. PO
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)

42. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?

43. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

44. Adequate size and WBC distribution
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?

45. Protrusion will be very dark in color
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

46. Jugular- 20ga
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

47. Dark purple-magenta granular inclusions in the cytoplasm; endotoxins - toxicemia
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
Thrombocytes tend to...
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

48. CBC in birds and reptiles
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

49. Hypochromic
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What does BMBT evaluate
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

50. Budding and Cytoplasmic Demarkation
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size