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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Stimulated by sympathetic nerves - causes constriction of smooth muscle.
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.

2. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
What is the function of protein?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....

3. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?

4. Rouleaux or agglutination
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?

5. Prothrombinase
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
Define thromboembolic disorder

6. 10mls/# every 3 weeks; 5mls/# every 3-4 weeks
Fibrinolysis is...
vacuoles
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

7. 60-70 -30-36
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
What is the function of protein?

8. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

9. Vacuoles
What are some causes of BM failure
All cells can get...
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

10. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?

11. Thrombocytosis
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

12. Albumin and immunglobins
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are some causes of BM failure

13. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

14. Salivation - v/d - dyspnea - death
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What color is a 18ga needle?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.

15. A - B - AB - most cats are type A
What are the blood types of a cat?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
Thrombocytes tend to...
What are the 3 components of hemostasis

16. Primary hemostasis and plt number
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?
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What does plt count evaluate?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

17. Secondary hemostasis specifically intrinsic and common pathways
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What does ACT evaluate?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

18. B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes; B are used for antibody production; T are used for hypersensitivity reactions - elimination of intracellulaar organisms - elimination of abnormal tissues
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?

19. VWB
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
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
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?

20. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
What is the definition of PCV?
Where does protein originate from?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

21. Mycoplasma haemoncanis
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What is a WBC tumor?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?

22. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

23. Compensatory mechanisms
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?

24. Grey
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What color is a 16ga needle?

25. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
What are dohle bodies?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

26. IV
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

27. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
Defects of hemostasis can be..
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?

28. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
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?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?

29. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is dysproteinemia?
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.

30. Increase loss of RBCs - Increase destruction - and decrease production
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?

31. Budding and Cytoplasmic Demarkation
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

32. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?

33. In bone marrow; matures - +/- bands
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
The RBC morphology includes...
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is this the test of choice for?

34. Spherocyte
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

35. PCV - RBC - Hb - Retic Ct - Morphology - Indices MCV - MCHC - MCH
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

36. Vasculitis - collagen deficiency - extensive vascular injury
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
The RBC morphology includes...
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

37. Bone marrow toxin - kidney failure - iron defiency
What is an example of decreased production?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
MCHC
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?

38. Hyperproteinemia - salt retention in CHF or iartrogenic
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?

39. 7-10 days
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
MCHC
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

40. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?

41. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
What is a WBC tumor?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?

42. Cat
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
vacuoles
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

43. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
What is the method for BMBT?
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?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
Fibrinolysis is...

44. Vit K
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What is the method for BMBT?
What is plasma?

45. Anterior vena cava- 16ga 3-3.5 inches - ear vein- 21ga butterfly
MCH
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

46. Blue
The RBC morphology includes...
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What color is a 22ga needle?
What is TP measured in?

47. Myelocyte; yes
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?

48. Macrocytosis
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What is a WBC tumor?
During gestation is TP high or low?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

49. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

50. 37-55% - 30-45%
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics