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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Room temperature
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What does BMBT evaluate
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?

2. Ponctate Polka Dot Ribosomes More mature retic -Aggregate Clumped Ribosomes Younger retic
What are some causes of BM failure
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics

3. PLTs - WBCs - NRBCs - and microfilaria
What is contained in the buffy coat?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

4. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Fibrinolysis is...
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
MCHC
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

5. Swine - 3-3.5 inches long
What are the indications for BM sampling
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?

6. Dog
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

7. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
MCHC
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Avian basophils do not have a...
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

8. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
granule

9. Lymphocyte; they clone themselves before they die
What are dohle bodies?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
Thrombocytes tend to...
Fibrinogen > __________

10. Stomatocyte
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

11. Maintains osmotic pressure
What is the function of albumin?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What is the definition of PCV?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

12. Cutaneous ulnar vein (raptors/fowl)- <25ga - medial metatarsal vein- <25ga - jugular- <25ga
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What is the function of immunglobins?

13. VWB
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

14. Prognosis and tx protocol
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

15. Anterior vena cava- 16ga 3-3.5 inches - ear vein- 21ga butterfly
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?

16. Antigen or foreign protein
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology

17. Red ring and black ring hematocrit tubes
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
At birth is TP high or low
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

18. Spherocyte
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
MCHC
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

19. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare
What is the definition of PCV?
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?

20. Ehrlichia sp.
Fibrinolysis is...
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

21. Increase in RBCs
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
What do monocytes do?
Fibrinogen > __________
Define polycythemia

22. Prostaglandins in cell wall - bacterial products - infectious and non-infectious inflammatory processes
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB

23. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
granule
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What is the function of protein?

24. IV catheter; IO or IP
MCH
What is the method for ACT?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
What does VWF test evaluate?

25. Leptocyte
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What color is a 20ga needle?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen

26. Primary absolute polycythemia and secondary absolute polycythemia
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?

27. PPSC - Rubriblast - Prorubricyte - Rubricyte - Metarubricyte - Polychromatophilic - Mature RBC
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

28. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
What are the two types of techniques we could use when drawing blood?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
During secretion What does PF3 do?

29. Horse
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

30. Increase
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
What are the blood types of a cat?

31. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

32. Ad: non-breakable - no vacuum - no activation of coagulation factors - component separation is easier; dis: migration of plastic into blood - slower collection
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?

33. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What is serum?

34. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
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 ___ ___

35. Metamyelocyte
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

36. clump together
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?

37. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?

38. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
Microsytosis is often seen in...
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What do you look for to identify a neutrophil?

39. Hemotomas - bleeding into muscle joints/body cavities and delayed bleeding after venipunture
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What does a mature avian RBC look like
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?

40. Adhesion - Aggregation - Secretion
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?

41. Mean Corpuscular Volume - gives us the size of RBCs
What does ACT evaluate?
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

42. VWB
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?

43. Contact activation
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What is an example of increased destruction?
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 ___ ___
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

44. Something is mimicking what we are measuring
Define artifact
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What is the normal range of a PCV for a dog? a cat?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

45. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is dysproteinemia?
What does BMBT evaluate

46. Lymphosarcoma
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT

47. don't cause clots
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?

48. Postprandial (patient just ate) - hypothyroid - diabetes mellitus
granule
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

49. Reticulocyte count
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?

50. Diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia - dohle bodies - cytoplasmic vacuolization - toxic azurophilic granules
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking