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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
What do monocytes do?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is the method for ACT?
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?

2. Whatever the bird weighs - 1% of that body weight is what you can safely draw (Ex- 3 ml from a 300g bird)
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin

3. Horse
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

4. EDTA because you wont have stainging variation
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What color is a 22ga needle?

5. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
chromatin
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.

6. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What is plasma?

7. Hypochromic
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
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?

8. Hemotomas - bleeding into muscle joints/body cavities and delayed bleeding after venipunture
Fibrinogen > __________
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
The RBC morphology includes...
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....

9. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
What does ACT evaluate?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
What color is a 25ga needle?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

10. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

11. lymphosarcoma
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?

12. Normocytic
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What color is a 22ga needle?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

13. PPSC - Rubriblast - Prorubricyte - Rubricyte - Metarubricyte - Polychromatophilic - Mature RBC
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
Define artifact
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?

14. Ehrilichia - babesia - RMSF - borrelia - brucella - dirofilaria
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What is the method for BMBT?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

15. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?

16. Empty package of negate stain
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
vacuoles
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?

17. Von Willebrand's Disease
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
The RBC morphology includes...
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

18. Jugular- 20ga
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?

19. Decreased concentration: over hydration
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

20. Right shift; greater than 5 lobes
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

21. Enzymes and non enzymes factors - -calcium - tissue factors - vitamins
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What color is a 18ga needle?

22. Primary hemostasis
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 ___ ___
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What does BMBT evaluate
What are the routes of fluid replacement?

23. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
Define artifact
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC

24. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?

25. Cat
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
MCH
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are some examples of immunologic?

26. New Anemia -Decrease production anemia
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?

27. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is serum?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
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
Name the 3 granulocytes

28. Anemia
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

29. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
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?
What are dohle bodies?
What are the types of BM sample?
What is TP measured in?

30. Leukocytopenia or leukopenia
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
chromatin
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

31. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO
What is the function of protein?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
What are the blood types of a cat?

32. Primary Hemostasis- plt plug - Secondary Hemostasis- fibrin clot - Fibrinolysis- breakdown of clot
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?

33. Stomatocyte
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
All cells can get...
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?

34. Vit K
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What is the specific use for LTT?
What are dohle bodies?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?

35. Band neutrophil
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
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 are two stains used in staining blood films?

36. Biliary stasis - carotenes - ev hemolysis
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

37. Marrow failure and tumor staging
Define thromboembolic disorder
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
Name the 3 granulocytes
What are the indications for BM sampling

38. 3-6%
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
Define absolute

39. 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?
What are some causes of BM failure
vacuoles
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?

40. PLTs - WBCs - NRBCs - and microfilaria
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

41. They are only circulating in the blood for 2 hours (they leave bone marrow when mature - circulate for 2 hours - go to tissue and turn into macrophages)
What is the function of immunglobins?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?

42. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Name the 3 granulocytes
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

43. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What are some examples of immunologic?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What is another name for a blister cell?

44. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
What are the 3 components of blood?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?

45. Stage 1: one organ stage 2: stage 1 + regional lymph nodes stage 3: stage 2 + all lymph nodes stage 4: stage 3 + liver and spleen stage 5: stage 4 + BM and blood
Adhesion requires what factor?
MCH
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

46. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

47. 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
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals

48. Leukocytosis
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

49. Microcytic
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?

50. VWB
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
List the order of Platelet production
What is the tx for RBC tumor
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen