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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. VIII and vWB
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
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This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

2. Dog
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
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?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?

3. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
Define thromboembolic disorder

4. Mean Corpuscular Hb Concentration - gives us the amount of Hb
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

5. Agglutination or hemolysis
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

6. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?

7. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What does a RTT contain?

8. VWB factor
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What is the specific use for BTT?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
Adhesion requires what factor?

9. Prothrombin time
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the function of albumin?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?

10. Pink granules
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?

11. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?

12. Clot that breaks off from its origin place and lodges somewhere else
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
Define thromboembolic disorder
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

13. II - VII - IX - X
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

14. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

15. Monocyte with a RBC inside it due to the monocyte engulfing it
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

16. Liver and lymphoid tissue
Where are immunoglobins made?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
At birth is TP high or low

17. Polychormatophilics
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What is dysproteinemia?

18. Vascular part - platelet plug
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

19. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What is the method for ACT?

20. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

21. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

22. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?

23. Spherocyte
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each

24. Macrocytosis
What do monocytes do?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

25. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
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26. Not mixing upon intro - slow draw - dinking around - traumatic venipuncture
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each

27. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Platelet morphology includes...
At birth is TP high or low

28. Primary hemostasis
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?

29. Room temperature
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What species never releases immature RBCs early?

30. Not cleaning refractometer - drying of sample - inclusion of buffy coat
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.

31. Thrombocytopenia
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What is the method for ACT?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...

32. 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 do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?

33. Free or Unbound TPO
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What is the stimulus for platelets
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

34. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What is plasma?

35. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

36. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?

37. High calorie - high glucose treat (Ad or regular diet with Karo syrup poured on top)
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

38. Cutaneous ulnar vein (raptors/fowl)- <25ga - medial metatarsal vein- <25ga - jugular- <25ga
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

39. Membrane bound package of chemicals
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
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40. Prognosis and tx protocol
Adhesion requires what factor?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

41. Cow
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

42. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

43. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is serum?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What is the stimulus for platelets

44. 100
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

45. Jar 1- wright's stain - set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 2 - buffer with 1 pipette of wright's stain- set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 3 - distille water - dip slide into jar 7-10 one sec dips

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46. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

47. EDTA Which binds with calcium preventing coagulation
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What is the specific use for BTT?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

48. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

49. Saline wash
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

50. Whatever the bird weighs - 1% of that body weight is what you can safely draw (Ex- 3 ml from a 300g bird)
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What are 3 effects of EPO?