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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What is this the test of choice for?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
Define polycythemia

2. Hemorrhage- good for oxygen increasing and volume expansion
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?

3. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What is the function of immunglobins?

4. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

5. Cardiomyopathy in cats and HWD in dogs
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What is the function of immunglobins?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?

6. Factor VIII and von Willibrand (vWB) factor by endothelial cells
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

7. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
What are the 3 functions of platelets
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What does VWF test evaluate?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

8. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.
What are the indications for BM sampling
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?

9. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?

10. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What are the types of BM sample?

11. Tissue factor - prothrombinase
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?

12. NRBC
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What is another name for a blister cell?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?

13. clump together
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
Thrombocytes tend to...
What are dohle bodies?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

14. Seg
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What do you look for to identify a basophil
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are some examples of immunologic?

15. defective maturation series
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

16. Rouleaux or agglutination
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
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?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

17. No - but it is not ideal
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

18. Hemonate for microdrips and admin set with filter for macrodrips
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

19. 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 two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

20. 1 year; bleeding disorders (hemophila) - gives passive immunity (Parvo)
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

21. 6 -000-17 -000/microliter; 5 -500-19 -500/microliter
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?

22. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What is serum?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?

23. fresh
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better

24. oval
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______

25. VWB factor
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
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 tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Adhesion requires what factor?

26. Contact activation
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
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 ___ ___

27. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
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
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

28. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What is the method for ACT?

29. Acanthocytes
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
granule
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

30. 60-90 sec for dogs - <65 sec for cats
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

31. Cow; dusty purple grey
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

32. Increase loss of RBCs - Increase destruction - and decrease production
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What is serum?

33. Leukocytopenia or leukopenia
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?

34. Yes
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What is the specific use for LTT?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

35. Lymphocyte - monocyte
Name the 2 agranulocytes
Where are immunoglobins made?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

36. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?

37. Drugs - DIC - Uremia
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
What do you look for to identify a basophil

38. Anisocytosis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.

39. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

40. Size - shape - and number
Platelet morphology includes...
What does plt count evaluate?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
Define relative

41. 3 times
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?

42. Red ring - blue ring - and black ring tubes
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?

43. Prothrombin time
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

44. Black ring has a smaller diameter
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What is TP measured in?

45. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Name the 3 granulocytes
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
Fibrinolysis is...
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen

46. Immatures - hypersegmented neutrophils - pyknosis; toxic neutrophils
What does the FDP test detect?
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
A vascular spasm is immediate...

47. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

48. Dog-88ml/kg - cat- 66ml/kg
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
MCV
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?

49. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
Define polycythemia
What are the types of BM sample?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?

50. CBC in birds and reptiles
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
What color is a 18ga needle?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?