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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. ITP -DIC -Marrow problem (or kidney failure)
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is dysproteinemia?

2. Basophilic stippling
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
MCHC
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

3. 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?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What is a WBC tumor?

4. Acanthocytes
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
Where are immunoglobins made?

5. Affects the GI tract
What is the method for BMBT?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

6. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What does the plt estimate evaluate?

7. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
At birth is TP high or low

8. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology

9. Causes an increase in RBCs. NO EPO involved.
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What do monocytes do?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?

10. Myelodysplasia
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is a WBC tumor?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?

11. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

12. Blue
What color is a 22ga needle?
What is the function of albumin?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

13. Pink granules
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?

14. Hypochromic
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?

15. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

16. Thrombin - fibrin
What is a WBC tumor?
Fibrinogen > __________
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?

17. Prothrombin time
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?

18. Iatrogenic
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?

19. Contact activation
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
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 ___ ___
What is fibrinolysis?

20. Adequate size and WBC distribution
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
MCH
What is the function of immunglobins?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?

21. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Fibrinolysis is...
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally

22. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

23. Thrombocytes
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens

24. But temporary
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What does hemosiderin look like?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

25. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

26. Horse
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

27. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What is the method for ACT?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

28. Perform 2 or more of the test
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

29. Jugular- 18ga - tail vein- 20 or 18ga
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?

30. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
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 in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
granule

31. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What does hemosiderin look like?
During secretion What does PF3 do?

32. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What is dysproteinemia?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

33. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
What does a RTT contain?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...

34. Von Willebrand's Disease
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What are some examples of immunologic?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...

35. Prothrombinase
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
Adhesion requires what factor?
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

36. Small quantities - more fragile cells -RBC are nucleated -Thrombocytes instead of platelets -Polychromasia is common -Heterophils replace neutrophils -Basophils are non segmented
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are the 3 functions of platelets

37. Hemorrhage
What is an example of loss of RBC
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?

38. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

39. Immatures - hypersegmented neutrophils - pyknosis; toxic neutrophils
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?

40. If buffer gets into the stain jar the slide will not stain correctly

41. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What does a mature avian RBC look like

42. Ehrilichia - babesia - RMSF - borrelia - brucella - dirofilaria
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...

43. High calorie - high glucose treat (Ad or regular diet with Karo syrup poured on top)
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?

44. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What is the definition of PCV?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects

45. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
MCV
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?

46. Marrow failure and tumor staging
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What are the indications for BM sampling
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

47. lymphosarcoma
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What does hemosiderin look like?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

48. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

49. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

50. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
During gestation is TP high or low?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.