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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
what WBC do mast cells resemble

2. Echinocytes
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.

3. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
What is dysproteinemia?

4. B/c eos produce anti histamine to counteract the histamine i the mast cell granules
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?

5. Between endothelial cells; they sit until demand from tissue
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
The WBC morphology includes...

6. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
What is the biggest error in hematology?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?

7. For smaller animals with small volumes collected
What is the method for ACT?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
What is an example of decreased production?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?

8. Yes
What color is a 20ga needle?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
Thrombocytes tend to...
What color is a 22ga needle?

9. Heterophil
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?

10. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What is the definition of PCV?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

11. Macrophages
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
Define thromboembolic disorder
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

12. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What do monocytes do?
Fibrinogen > __________
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

13. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What is the stimulus for platelets
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

14. 15-45%; 55-85%; 0-5%; rare
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?

15. Mix equal parts of EDTA whole blood and NMB -Incubate 10-20 min -Make Blood Film -View on 100x -Count 1000 RBC - tally retics
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

16. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?

17. Heparin - histamine - and eosinophilic chemotactic factor
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
What do the granules of a mast cell contain

18. Cytoplasm appears to have a more blue color than usual
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What is an example of decreased production?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

19. Heterophil
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is plasma?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

20. Mean Corpuscular Hb Concentration - gives us the amount of Hb
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What do monocytes do?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

21. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.

22. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?

23. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________

24. Torocytes
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
What color is a 25ga needle?

25. 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
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

26. PPSC - Megakaryoblast - Promegakaryocyte - Megakaryocyte
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What is an example of increased destruction?
List the order of Platelet production
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin

27. High - because hormones trigger a hyper immune state.
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What is a serum separator tube?
During gestation is TP high or low?

28. blood
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology

29. (PCV x 10)/RBC
What is TP measured in?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
MCV

30. lymphosarcoma
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
The WBC morphology includes...

31. Hemolysis and clot
Fibrinolysis is...
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

32. Thrombocytosis
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
Define artifact

33. Adequate size and WBC distribution
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What are the blood types of a cat?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

34. Fibrin clot
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What is the specific use for LTT?
what WBC do mast cells resemble

35. Fuzzy - hairy - appear to have tentacle or strings coming off of it which means they are reactive platelets
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
Define artifact

36. Compensatory mechanisms
Platelet morphology includes...
The RBC morphology includes...
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
The WBC morphology includes...

37. Anisocytosis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

38. Leptocyte
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is plasma?
What happens during aggregation

39. Jugular- 20ga - cephalic- 22ga - recurrent tarsal/lateral saphenous- 25ga direct draw from patient
What is the method for BMBT?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
During secretion What does PF3 do?

40. RTT with gel like substance used to separate cells form serum
What is a serum separator tube?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What is an example of increased destruction?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.

41. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
Define relative
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?

42. Macrocytic
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?

43. Genetic material in the nucleus
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
chromatin

44. Ponctate Polka Dot Ribosomes More mature retic -Aggregate Clumped Ribosomes Younger retic
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is this the test of choice for?
What is a serum separator tube?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics

45. They increase
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?

46. Primary and secondary hemostasis specifically VWF and factor VIII
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What does VWF test evaluate?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?

47. WBC- defense - RBC- O2 transport - Plts- platelet plug
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?

48. Prostaglandins in cell wall - bacterial products - infectious and non-infectious inflammatory processes
What is an example of increased destruction?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What is the tx for RBC tumor
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

49. Primary hemostasis
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What does BMBT evaluate
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

50. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each