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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers






2. Russel bodies in cytoplasm - constipated plasma cell - honeycomb appearing; only seen in birds and reptiles






3. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion






4. Perform 2 or more of the test






5. Thrombin - platelets






6. No - but it is not ideal






7. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension






8. 450 mls; 56 mls






9. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias






10. 15-45%; 55-85%; 0-5%; rare






11. Aggregate






12. DIC - Warfarin toxication; within 6 hours; platelets and clotting factors






13. Basophilic stippling






14. Oxyglobin






15. (PCV x 10)/RBC






16. Deficiency of vitamin K - Liver Dz/Failure - DIC






17. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting






18. Contact activation






19. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.






20. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.






21. Red






22. Cytoplasm appears to have a more blue color than usual






23. Beter distribution/transport of oxygen - do not have to cross match






24. Metamyelocyte






25. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz






26. Basophils






27. w/o anemia






28. For smaller animals with small volumes collected






29. Antigen or foreign protein






30. Red ring and black ring hematocrit tubes






31. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma






32. Blood gases






33. Non regenerative - unexplained leukopenia - unexplained thrombocytopenia - presence of abnormal immature cells in peripheral blood






34. Pink






35. Horse






36. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction






37. High - because they lose the ability to retain water






38. Jugular- 18ga






39. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture






40. Trypanosoma sp






41. Thick blood b/c of excess proteins






42. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP






43. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x






44. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT






45. Hemophila A and VWD- maintenance






46. lymphosarcoma






47. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy






48. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare






49. .98mls to .02mls






50. Spherocyte