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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Anterior vena cava- 16ga 3-3.5 inches - ear vein- 21ga butterfly
List the order of Platelet production
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
What are the 3 components of blood?

2. 7-10 days
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
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What is an example of increased destruction?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?

3. 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?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?

4. 5.0-7.0 g/dl - 5.0-8.0 g/dl
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
What happens during aggregation

5. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
Name the 3 granulocytes
When would you use fresh whole blood transfusion on your patient? How many hours from time of collection for it to be considered fresh? What does it contain that makes it better?

6. hereditary or acquired
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
Defects of hemostasis can be..
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?

7. Agglutination or hemolysis
Define polycythemia
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

8. 1.000
Define thromboembolic disorder
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is another name for a blister cell?

9. Polychormatophilics
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

10. Heparin - histamine - and eosinophilic chemotactic factor
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

11. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm
What does hemosiderin look like?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

12. 6 -000-17 -000/microliter; 5 -500-19 -500/microliter
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?

13. Hypochromic
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

14. Liver Failure - DIC
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

15. Thrombocytopenia
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What is this the test of choice for?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

16. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

17. 450 mls; 56 mls
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
Fibrinogen > __________

18. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
When would you use fresh whole blood transfusion on your patient? How many hours from time of collection for it to be considered fresh? What does it contain that makes it better?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

19. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What is dysproteinemia?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size

20. Sodium citrate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation
What is the function of immunglobins?
What does the FDP test detect?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?

21. Empty package of negate stain
What color is a 20ga needle?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
vacuoles
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally

22. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

23. Blue-grey inclusion in the cytoplasm that is irregular in shape
What are dohle bodies?
What is another name for a blister cell?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

24. Anaplasma marginale
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

25. Liver is #1 lymphoid tissue is #2
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
Where does protein originate from?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

26. Cat
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What is the stimulus for platelets
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

27. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)
What color is a 20ga needle?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?

28. Microcytic
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?

29. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are dohle bodies?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

30. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
What are the 3 components of blood?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What is fibrinolysis?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

31. Eccentrocyte
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What is another name for a blister cell?

32. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?

33. 35 days if kept at 1-6 degrees celsius in CPDA; oxygen carrying capacity - anemic normovolemic - anemic hypovolemic in conjunction with crystalloids
granule
What organ produces EPO?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?

34. Cutaneous ulnar vein (raptors/fowl)- <25ga - medial metatarsal vein- <25ga - jugular- <25ga
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

35. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?

36. 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
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What color is a 22ga needle?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

37. Soluble coagulation factors - cofactors
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals

38. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

39. Hemonate for microdrips and admin set with filter for macrodrips
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

40. fresh
What does a RTT contain?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?

41. IV catheter; IO or IP
Avian basophils do not have a...
What is dysproteinemia?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens

42. Proximal humerus - proximal femur - crest and wing of ilium - sternum and dorsal ends of ribs
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

43. Primary Hemostasis- plt plug - Secondary Hemostasis- fibrin clot - Fibrinolysis- breakdown of clot
Define polycythemia
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.

44. Dog-88ml/kg - cat- 66ml/kg
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?

45. 5-7
What is serum?
Where does protein originate from?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

46. Increase loss of RBCs - Increase destruction - and decrease production
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
granule
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?

47. EDTA Which binds with calcium preventing coagulation
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

48. doesn't last that long
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What are 3 effects of EPO?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What are dohle bodies?

49. Megakaryocyte
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
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 ___ ___
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...

50. Jugular- 18ga
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?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size