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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Oxyglobin
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What does ACT evaluate?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first

2. Jugular- 20ga
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

3. Dog
What is serum?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What does VWF test evaluate?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?

4. Macrocytosis - Microcytosis
What are dohle bodies?
What is this the test of choice for?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?

5. VWB factor
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
Adhesion requires what factor?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

6. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
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 are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

7. Increase
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
Define absolute
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

8. Liver
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.

9. Seg
chromatin
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

10. Agglutination or hemolysis
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?

11. Lymphosarcoma
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What is the method for BMBT?

12. Target cell
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
When would you use fresh whole blood transfusion on your patient? How many hours from time of collection for it to be considered fresh? What does it contain that makes it better?

13. Anaplasma marginale
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
Name the 3 granulocytes
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

14. Hereditary
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each

15. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What is fibrinolysis?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?

16. w/o anemia
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

17. Biliary stasis - carotenes - ev hemolysis
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
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
MCH
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?

18. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What color is a 25ga needle?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

19. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

20. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Fibrinolysis is...
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

21. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What do you look for to identify a basophil
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 mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

22. Von Willebrand's Disease
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
What is fibrinolysis?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

23. Hyperchromic
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

24. Lymphocyte - monocyte
Where are immunoglobins made?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What does plt count evaluate?

25. Thrombocytes
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

26. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
Define relative
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What color is a 16ga needle?

27. Fibrin clot
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?

28. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

29. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What are the types of BM sample?
What is plasma?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

30. Decreased concentration: over hydration
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
MCH
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?

31. Reticulocyte count
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

32. Dog-88ml/kg - cat- 66ml/kg
What color is a 20ga needle?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia

33. No only one; report out toxic neutrophil for all presentations
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

34. 7-10 days
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is the definition of PCV?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

35. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?

36. Rouleaux or agglutination
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

37. Drugs - DIC - Uremia
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

38. Red
What color is a 25ga needle?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

39. Heinz body
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________

40. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?

41. Lymphocyte; they clone themselves before they die
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

42. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is dysproteinemia?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

43. Spherocyte
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?

44. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
What is plasma?
MCHC
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?

45. Nutrients - minerals - hormones - and proteins all maintain homeostasis. electrolytes do action potentials. and enzymes function is catalyst.
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
Define thromboembolic disorder
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

46. Sodium citrate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation
What does ACT evaluate?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
MCH

47. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?

48. Marrow failure and tumor staging
What is a serum separator tube?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What are the indications for BM sampling

49. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
MCH
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?

50. Dog
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What color is a 18ga needle?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?