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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Hyperchromic
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

2. Acetaminophin - maple leaves - onions - and zinc
What are some causes of BM failure
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

3. Hypoxia
What is the function of immunglobins?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

4. Schistocytes
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each

5. Macrocytosis - Microcytosis
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

6. Bone marrow toxin - kidney failure - iron defiency
What is an example of decreased production?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

7. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What color is a 25ga needle?

8. Lymphocyte - monocyte
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
Name the 2 agranulocytes

9. In bone marrow; myeloblasts - promyelocytes - myelocytes
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

10. Myelocyte; yes
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What are 3 effects of EPO?

11. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the function of immunglobins?
What is serum?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

12. oval
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

13. IV catheter; IO or IP
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens

14. Platelets develop filopodia with receptors and vWB - which causes them to stick to subendothelial collagen. As soon as they stick - they start releasing their granular contents
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion

15. Non regenerative - unexplained leukopenia - unexplained thrombocytopenia - presence of abnormal immature cells in peripheral blood
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What are some causes of BM failure
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

16. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.

17. 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?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
Adhesion requires what factor?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?

18. Vascular part - platelet plug
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

19. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What are the 3 functions of platelets
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

20. Hereditary
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?

21. Not mixing the sample
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What is another name for a blister cell?

22. Obs = # retics/1000 x 100 COR = (Pt PCV/ Average PCV) x observed % Abs = # retics/1000 x RBC ct
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

23. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What are some examples of immunologic?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation

24. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What is plasma?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

25. present in the blood
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
Define absolute
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______

26. Dog
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?

27. But temporary
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
A vascular spasm is immediate...

28. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

29. Liver is #1 lymphoid tissue is #2
Where does protein originate from?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

30. Pink
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What color is a 20ga needle?
Defects of hemostasis can be..
Fibrinolysis is...

31. Degree of the difference
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
The RBC morphology includes...

32. Large amounts to be effective - not long lasting - pricey
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

33. Ad: speedy collection - no exchange of glass into blood; dis: cell trauma d/t vacuum - breakable - glass activates coagulation factors - component separation more difficult
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

34. Thrombocytopenia
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
Define relative
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?

35. 100
What is a WBC tumor?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

36. Myelodysplasia
What is the method for ACT?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
All cells can get...
What is a WBC tumor?

37. Seg
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

38. Thick blood b/c of excess proteins
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is the definition of PCV?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally

39. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each

40. The preceding factor
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

41. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

42. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?

43. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
Define absolute
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

44. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
Avian basophils do not have a...

45. 1.000
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

46. Saline wash
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?

47. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
All cells can get...

48. B/c eos produce anti histamine to counteract the histamine i the mast cell granules
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

49. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
List the order of Platelet production
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________

50. Morbillivirus sp
The RBC morphology includes...
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
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.
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals