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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What is TP measured in?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________

2. Normocytic
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?

3. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What are the 3 components of blood?

4. Ehrlichia sp.
What is the biggest error in hematology?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

5. Increase at the same time
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

6. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is the function of protein?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

7. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
What does hemosiderin look like?
MCHC
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What do you look for to identify a basophil

8. Primary granules; no
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
This is seen with canine distemper virus and can be present on WBC - RBC - epithelial cells - would be in Plts but wont be able to see.

9. Leukocytosis with increased bands; leukopenia or degenerative left shift
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?

10. Large amounts to be effective - not long lasting - pricey
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What does ACT evaluate?

11. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What is the method for BMBT?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

12. 1 year; bleeding disorders (hemophila) - gives passive immunity (Parvo)
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

13. Free or Unbound TPO
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is the stimulus for platelets

14. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
granule
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

15. Compensatory mechanisms
What are some causes of BM failure
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

16. Cat
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

17. Fuzzy - hairy - appear to have tentacle or strings coming off of it which means they are reactive platelets
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?

18. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
During gestation is TP high or low?

19. clump together
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?

20. Cytauxzoon sp.
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
Platelet morphology includes...
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?

21. Cow
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?

22. 3-6%
What is the stimulus for platelets
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is an example of loss of RBC

23. Blue-grey inclusion in the cytoplasm that is irregular in shape
What are dohle bodies?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
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?

24. WBC- defense - RBC- O2 transport - Plts- platelet plug
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
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 does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

25. Band
What happens during aggregation
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What is the function of albumin?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

26. Membrane bound package of chemicals
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
granule
What are the types of BM sample?
During gestation is TP high or low?

27. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What is the tx for RBC tumor
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

28. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
At birth is TP high or low
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

29. Perform 2 or more of the test
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What is the stimulus for platelets

30. Mycoplasma haemoncanis
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.

31. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

32. Round to oval nucleus with smudged chromatin; high N:C
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?

33. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is the only cell that the production does not start with a PPSC? What cell does it start with? Where is this cell located in the body?

34. Blood gases
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

35. Jugular- 20ga
granule
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

36. Not mixing upon intro - slow draw - dinking around - traumatic venipuncture
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

37. Thrombocytes
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
Name the 3 granulocytes
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
Thrombocytes tend to...

38. Blue
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What color is a 22ga needle?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?

39. (Hb x 10)/RBC
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
MCH

40. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

41. Primary hemostasis and plt number
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What does plt count evaluate?
What do you look for to identify a basophil

42. 35 days if kept at 1-6 degrees celsius in CPDA; oxygen carrying capacity - anemic normovolemic - anemic hypovolemic in conjunction with crystalloids
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
Fibrinolysis is...
What does a mature avian RBC look like

43. Increase loss: hemorrhage - decrease production: liver failure - decrease consumption: starvation
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What are the 3 components of blood?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?

44. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What is a WBC tumor?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each

45. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What is fibrinolysis?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

46. Agglutination or hemolysis
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

47. IV catheter; IO or IP
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

48. Biliary stasis - carotenes - ev hemolysis
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?

49. Primary hemostasis
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
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 does BMBT evaluate
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

50. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What happens during aggregation
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?