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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Poikilocytosis






2. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia






3. 200 -000-500 -000/microliter; 200 -000-500 -000/microliter






4. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase






5. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria






6. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture






7. Dark - dense segmented nucleus






8. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)






9. Vit K






10. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs






11. Partial thromboplastin time - prothrombin time - VWF test - thrombin time - FDPs






12. Not mixing upon intro - slow draw - dinking around - traumatic venipuncture






13. Cow; dusty purple grey






14. Size - shape - color - and +/- inclusions






15. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm






16. Green






17. Hyperchromic






18. Russel bodies in cytoplasm - constipated plasma cell - honeycomb appearing; only seen in birds and reptiles






19. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment






20. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome






21. NRBC






22. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.






23. Cellular - acellular - and fluid






24. Dog-88ml/kg - cat- 66ml/kg






25. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x






26. Increased concentration: dehydration






27. Ghost cell






28. A - B - AB - most cats are type A






29. Normocytic






30. They are only circulating in the blood for 2 hours (they leave bone marrow when mature - circulate for 2 hours - go to tissue and turn into macrophages)






31. Dog






32. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream






33. 2 years at room temperature






34. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions






35. Liver Failure - DIC






36. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare






37. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs






38. Mix equal parts of EDTA whole blood and NMB -Incubate 10-20 min -Make Blood Film -View on 100x -Count 1000 RBC - tally retics






39. Genetic material in the nucleus






40. Band neutrophil






41. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO






42. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2






43. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x






44. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT






45. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets






46. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears






47. Dark purple-magenta granular inclusions in the cytoplasm; endotoxins - toxicemia






48. IV






49. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram






50. Thrombocytosis