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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Acute- DIC - ruptured spleen - chronic- GI ulcers
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?

2. Immature - cleft or bleb; reactive - granular cytoplasm - plasma cell - mott cell
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each

3. Macrocytosis
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
During gestation is TP high or low?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?

4. Size - shape - color - and +/- inclusions
The RBC morphology includes...
chromatin
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

5. Shaking - too small needle with too much negative back pressure - rocker tray too long - water in syringe - freezing and thawing - squirting into tube - spinning too fast or too long
Fibrinogen > __________
What are dohle bodies?
What are the types of BM sample?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT

6. Degree of the difference
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?

7. Monolayer on 40x
What is the function of albumin?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

8. IV
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

9. RTT with gel like substance used to separate cells form serum
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What is a serum separator tube?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

10. Perform 2 or more of the test
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?

11. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is fibrinolysis?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?

12. CBC in birds and reptiles
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What are the 3 functions of platelets

13. 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 are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
Define thromboembolic disorder
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Define artifact

14. 5-7
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

15. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

16. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What color is a 20ga needle?

17. VIII and vWB
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What is dysproteinemia?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?

18. (Hb x 10)/RBC
Define absolute
MCH
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

19. BTT
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each

20. Cow; dusty purple grey
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

21. Trypanosoma sp
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

22. Rouleaux or agglutination
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
MCV
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?

23. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

24. Dark - dense segmented nucleus
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

25. Cells that are dead; have clumps of what used to be nucleus
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 3 components of blood?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
What organ produces EPO?

26. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?

27. 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 procedure for doing a retic count?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
Thrombocytes tend to...
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

28. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

29. Grey
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What color is a 16ga needle?
What is TP measured in?

30. Salivation - v/d - dyspnea - death
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?

31. IMHA - clostridium hemolyticum
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?
What is an example of increased destruction?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

32. Heterophil
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

33. Blood loss and dehydration
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
Fibrinogen > __________
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

34. But temporary
A vascular spasm is immediate...
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?

35. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

36. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
Define artifact
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?

37. Hemorrhage
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
Platelet morphology includes...
What is an example of loss of RBC

38. Increase
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

39. VIII and vWB
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin

40. oval
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
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?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

41. Enzymes and non enzymes factors - -calcium - tissue factors - vitamins
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What color is a 22ga needle?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

42. Ponctate Polka Dot Ribosomes More mature retic -Aggregate Clumped Ribosomes Younger retic
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics

43. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
Microsytosis is often seen in...
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

44. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.

45. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
EPO is involved with hypoxia...

46. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What is the definition of PCV?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

47. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

48. Neutrophil - eosinophil - basophil
Name the 3 granulocytes
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
What is a serum separator tube?

49. 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 test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

50. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?