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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Around the heart and spinal cord seen in dairy cattle
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 serum?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

2. EDTA Which binds with calcium preventing coagulation
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

3. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
What do you look for to identify a basophil
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?

4. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better

5. Decreased concentration: over hydration
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

6. Macrocytic
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?

7. Dog
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

8. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
What is the stimulus for platelets
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
During gestation is TP high or low?

9. The preceding factor
Adhesion requires what factor?
What does the FDP test detect?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

10. Between endothelial cells; they sit until demand from tissue
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

11. IV catheter; IO or IP
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?

12. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?

13. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
MCHC
During gestation is TP high or low?

14. No - but it is not ideal
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

15. 5-7
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What do monocytes do?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

16. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
Fibrinolysis is...
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?

17. NRBC
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?

18. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

19. Bone marrow toxin - kidney failure - iron defiency
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What is an example of decreased production?
Platelet morphology includes...
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

20. For smaller animals with small volumes collected
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?

21. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
At birth is TP high or low
What does VWF test evaluate?

22. Protrusion will be very dark in color
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

23. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

24. Red ring and black ring hematocrit tubes
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?

25. 3-6%
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

26. clump together
Thrombocytes tend to...
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?

27. VWB
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?

28. Liver and lymphoid tissue
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
Where are immunoglobins made?
Thrombocytes tend to...
At birth is TP high or low

29. Echinocytes
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

30. Right shift; greater than 5 lobes
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.

31. Ponctate Polka Dot Ribosomes More mature retic -Aggregate Clumped Ribosomes Younger retic
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?

32. Increase at the same time
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

33. Round to oval nucleus with smudged chromatin; high N:C
What are the 3 functions of platelets
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

34. Agglutination or hemolysis
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?

35. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

36. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...

37. w/o anemia
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

38. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
What is the tx for RBC tumor
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What does a RTT contain?

39. Genetic material in the nucleus
What do you look for to identify a basophil
chromatin
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What do monocytes do?

40. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What is TP measured in?

41. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...

42. Prognosis and tx protocol
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

43. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids
What do monocytes do?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

44. Thrombin - platelets
MCHC
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What is the stimulus for platelets

45. Cat
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?

46. Stomatocyte
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What does hemosiderin look like?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

47. Trypanosoma sp
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
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 some examples of nonimmunologic?

48. They increase
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What do monocytes do?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What is an example of decreased production?

49. Torocytes
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What are the 3 components of blood?

50. 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?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??