Test your basic knowledge |

Veterinary Hematology Technology

Subjects : health-sciences, veterinary

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. blood
What is another name for a blister cell?
What is the definition of PCV?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

2. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What is the function of protein?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

3. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?

4. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
What are the 3 functions of platelets

5. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

6. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

7. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?

8. VWB
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What are some causes of BM failure
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals

9. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

10. Round to oval nucleus with smudged chromatin; high N:C
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is fibrinolysis?

11. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

12. clump together
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
Thrombocytes tend to...
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?

13. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
What is serum?

14. Grey
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What color is a 16ga needle?

15. Coverslips
What is the specific use for LTT?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

16. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?

17. Cutaneous ulnar vein (raptors/fowl)- <25ga - medial metatarsal vein- <25ga - jugular- <25ga
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

18. Black ring has a smaller diameter
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What are the 3 components of blood?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

19. In bone marrow; metamyelocytes and bands
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?

20. 2 years at room temperature
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?

21. Macrocytosis
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
Define thromboembolic disorder

22. Agglutination or hemolysis
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

23. Myelodysplasia
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What is a WBC tumor?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?

24. Promoters - inhibitors
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation

25. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?

26. Band neutrophil
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?

27. Enzymes and non enzymes factors - -calcium - tissue factors - vitamins
What is another name for a blister cell?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?

28. Neutrophil - eosinophil - basophil
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
Name the 3 granulocytes
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

29. CBC in birds and reptiles
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?

30. Lymphosarcoma
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

31. Inconsistent - small - and irregular
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?

32. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
Adhesion requires what factor?
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

33. Beter distribution/transport of oxygen - do not have to cross match
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

34. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
What do monocytes do?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?

35. (Hb x 10)/RBC
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
MCH
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

36. Extrinsic - Intrinsic - common
MCHC
What are the blood types of a cat?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?

37. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube

38. Prothrombinase
Define absolute
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

39. Pink
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What color is a 20ga needle?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?

40. Ameboid nucleus with lacy chromatin; +/- vacuoles; low N:C
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What happens during aggregation
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

41. 1 year; bleeding disorders (hemophila) - gives passive immunity (Parvo)
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?

42. Not cleaning refractometer - drying of sample - inclusion of buffy coat
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia

43. Anatomical distribution - histologic pattern - and cytologic pattern
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
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 the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

44. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?

45. oval
What is contained in the buffy coat?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

46. Jugular- 20ga
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

47. Obs = # retics/1000 x 100 COR = (Pt PCV/ Average PCV) x observed % Abs = # retics/1000 x RBC ct
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

48. Increase in RBCs
Define polycythemia
What color is a 16ga needle?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?

49. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What does the FDP test detect?

50. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?