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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Bleed them out






2. 2 syringe technique and multiple vacutainer tube technique






3. Not mixing the sample






4. Horse






5. Macro - mega - shift - or giant






6. BLV - bovine leukemia virus






7. WBC- defense - RBC- O2 transport - Plts- platelet plug






8. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction






9. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge






10. Round to oval nucleus with smudged chromatin; high N:C






11. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis






12. Hemophila A and VWD- maintenance






13. PPSC differentiates into a rubriblast -Increase in hemoglobin synthesis -Early release of immature RBCs if needed






14. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids






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






16. Large amounts to be effective - not long lasting - pricey






17. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited






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






19. Budding and Cytoplasmic Demarkation






20. Leukocytopenia or leukopenia






21. Lymphocyte; they clone themselves before they die






22. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma






23. Brown-gold inclusions due to iron deposits within the cytoplasm






24. Liver






25. Heterophil






26. Non regenerative - unexplained leukopenia - unexplained thrombocytopenia - presence of abnormal immature cells in peripheral blood






27. Kidney






28. Increase in RBCs






29. Blood chemistries






30. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs






31. Anatomical distribution - histologic pattern - and cytologic pattern






32. Anaplasma marginale






33. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes






34. Acute- DIC - ruptured spleen - chronic- GI ulcers






35. Megakaryocyte






36. Cellular - acellular - and fluid






37. hereditary or acquired






38. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat






39. Sepsis - disease transmission - allergic reactions to foreign proteins - circulatory overload - hypothermia






40. Hypoxia






41. 50:50%; 0-5%; rare






42. Azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm






43. 5-7






44. Grey






45. Fuzzy - hairy - appear to have tentacle or strings coming off of it which means they are reactive platelets






46. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas






47. Hereditary






48. Red ring and black ring hematocrit tubes






49. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)






50. Soluble coagulation factors - cofactors