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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. True deviation in the amount
Define absolute
Microsytosis is often seen in...
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is a WBC tumor?

2. Cow
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

3. (PCV x 10)/RBC
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
MCV
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

4. Marrow failure and tumor staging
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
Define thromboembolic disorder
What are the indications for BM sampling
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

5. Blue
What is the tx for RBC tumor
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What color is a 22ga needle?

6. PSS; RBC wash; removes non-erythrocytic antigens from blood
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What solution do you add to RBCs to resuspend them when doing a crossmatch? What is the fluid portion called after you spin it again? Why is this step important?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

7. IMHA - clostridium hemolyticum
What is an example of increased destruction?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What are dohle bodies?

8. For smaller animals with small volumes collected
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?

9. Monolayer on 40x
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
Define thromboembolic disorder

10. Neovascularization
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

11. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

12. Immatures - hypersegmented neutrophils - pyknosis; toxic neutrophils
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

13. 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
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

14. Band
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

15. Blood chemistries
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

16. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
granule
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

17. Postprandial (patient just ate) - hypothyroid - diabetes mellitus
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

18. Budding and Cytoplasmic Demarkation
What does VWF test evaluate?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?

19. Canaries - lovebirds - and chickens
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...

20. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
vacuoles
What are the types of BM sample?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

21. Primary hemostasis
What does BMBT evaluate
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...

22. Small quantities - more fragile cells -RBC are nucleated -Thrombocytes instead of platelets -Polychromasia is common -Heterophils replace neutrophils -Basophils are non segmented
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?

23. Primary hemostasis and plt number
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What do monocytes do?
What does plt count evaluate?

24. 39-55 -30-36
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
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.
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?

25. No - but it is not ideal
The WBC morphology includes...
Platelet morphology includes...
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

26. They increase
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What does plt count evaluate?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

27. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What does ACT evaluate?
What does a RTT contain?
What is the definition of PCV?

28. Howell-Jolly Bodies
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
What is dysproteinemia?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

29. Thrombocytes
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________

30. Use simplate device to make an incision into upper lip - start timer - using filter paper dab site (dont wipe) every 10 seconds until bleeding stops. Normal range: 1-3min in dogs and cats
What is the method for BMBT?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

31. The preceding factor
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What is dysproteinemia?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

32. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

33. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What is an example of increased destruction?
During secretion What does PF3 do?

34. 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?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell
What is the specific use for BTT?

35. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What is fibrinolysis?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What are the 2 main proteins?
What are some examples of immunologic?

36. New Anemia -Decrease production anemia
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

37. 1.000
For the intrinsic pathway factors XII - XI - IX - VIII are activated by contact with collagen - endotoxin platelet products and other negatively charged substances. This process can be called ___ ___
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

38. 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
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

39. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is contained in the buffy coat?

40. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

41. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

42. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

43. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
Define polycythemia

44. Blood gases
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Fibrinogen > __________

45. Dog
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What is the function of albumin?

46. Hereditary
Thrombocytes tend to...
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)

47. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
Define relative
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?

48. Soluble coagulation factors - cofactors
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What is the specific use for BTT?

49. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
What does a RTT contain?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

50. Band neutrophil
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?