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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids
What are the types of BM sample?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each

2. Myelocyte; yes
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

3. Primary and secondary hemostasis specifically VWF and factor VIII
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What does VWF test evaluate?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?

4. Primary granules; no
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?

5. Metamyelocyte
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What is the definition of PCV?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

6. Hemophila A and VWD- maintenance
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is the function of protein?

7. Band
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

8. Rouleaux or agglutination
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

9. In bone marrow; myeloblasts - promyelocytes - myelocytes
What does hemosiderin look like?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What color is a 16ga needle?

10. Horse
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...

11. Macrocytic
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?

12. Soluble coagulation factors - cofactors
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
Define artifact

13. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

14. Coverslips
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What is an example of increased destruction?

15. No only one; report out toxic neutrophil for all presentations
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?

16. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

17. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
During gestation is TP high or low?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
The RBC morphology includes...

18. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

19. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
List the order of Platelet production
Define artifact
What is the stimulus for platelets
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

20. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What is the function of protein?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?

21. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge

22. Red
What color is a 25ga needle?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

23. Mean Corpuscular Volume - gives us the size of RBCs
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

24. Extrinsic - Intrinsic - common
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

25. Microcytic
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the function of protein?
List the order of Platelet production
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT

26. Primary hemostasis
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

27. Adequate size and WBC distribution
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What is the function of albumin?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

28. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
MCHC
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

29. Round to oval; ameboid
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?

30. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________

31. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
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 is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.

32. Cat
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What color is a 25ga needle?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....

33. In bone marrow; metamyelocytes and bands
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What do you look for to identify a basophil

34. Between endothelial cells; they sit until demand from tissue
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?

35. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What are the indications for BM sampling
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What are some examples of immunologic?

36. EDTA Which binds with calcium preventing coagulation
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

37. Affects the GI tract
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?

38. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....

39. Promoters - inhibitors
What happens during aggregation
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation

40. Lymphocyte - monocyte
Name the 2 agranulocytes
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

41. Thrombopathias and vascular
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is this the test of choice for?
granule
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______

42. Anaplasma marginale
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

43. To observe for transfusion reactions
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally

44. Cardiomyopathy in cats and HWD in dogs
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals

45. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?

46. Jugular- 18ga - tail vein- 20 or 18ga
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?

47. Not mixing the sample
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What is an example of decreased production?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

48. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What is the function of protein?

49. Target cell
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What are some examples of immunologic?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

50. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What does the FDP test detect?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?