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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Blue
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What color is a 22ga needle?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?

2. (PCV x 10)/RBC
What are the 3 components of blood?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
MCV
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

3. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

4. Empty package of negate stain
vacuoles
What is TP measured in?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?

5. Immature - cleft or bleb; reactive - granular cytoplasm - plasma cell - mott cell
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?

6. Primary and secondary hemostasis specifically VWF and factor VIII
What does VWF test evaluate?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?

7. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

8. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
What are dohle bodies?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What is the function of protein?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

9. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
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.
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What is the function of protein?

10. PSS; RBC wash; removes non-erythrocytic antigens from blood
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What are the requirements for a canine blood 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?

11. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?

12. Increase loss of RBCs - Increase destruction - and decrease production
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?

13. In the fridge - in the freezer
What color is a 18ga needle?
Define polycythemia
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

14. Proximal humerus - proximal femur - crest and wing of ilium - sternum and dorsal ends of ribs
Thrombocytes tend to...
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What are dohle bodies?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

15. New Anemia -Decrease production anemia
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
Where does protein originate from?

16. Yes
MCV
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?

17. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What are the 3 components of blood?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

18. 450 mls; 56 mls
Fibrinogen > __________
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?

19. Jugular- 20ga
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each

20. PO
What does plt count evaluate?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

21. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What color is a 18ga needle?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What are the blood types of a cat?

22. B/c eos produce anti histamine to counteract the histamine i the mast cell granules
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What is the definition of PCV?

23. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
Define relative
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?

24. Myelocyte; yes
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?

25. Mean Corpuscular Volume - gives us the size of RBCs
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
Thrombocytes tend to...
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

26. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?

27. Calculated a corrected WBC ct.
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
Fibrinolysis is...
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?

28. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
What is the stimulus for platelets
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

29. 6 -000-17 -000/microliter; 5 -500-19 -500/microliter
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
Name the 3 granulocytes
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...

30. Mycoplasma haemoncanis
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

31. no body
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

32. 100
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What is the method for ACT?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________

33. Leukocytozoon spp
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
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
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________

34. Sepsis - disease transmission - allergic reactions to foreign proteins - circulatory overload - hypothermia
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

35. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
What is TP measured in?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?

36. Albumin and immunglobins
What organ produces EPO?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?

37. Heterophil
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example

38. Torocytes
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

39. Not mixing upon intro - slow draw - dinking around - traumatic venipuncture
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
Define polycythemia
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

40. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
Fibrinolysis is...
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT

41. Jugular vein- 22ga - cephalic vein- 25ga - femoral vein- 25ga
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?

42. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What is the function of protein?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

43. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What is an example of loss of RBC

44. Free or Unbound TPO
What is the stimulus for platelets
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

45. Hemorrhage
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What is an example of loss of RBC

46. Normocytic
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

47. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

48. But temporary
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What is the function of protein?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?

49. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...

50. Keratocyte
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?