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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. 7-10 days
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?

2. Extrinsic - Intrinsic - common
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?

3. Red ring - blue ring - and black ring tubes
What does BMBT evaluate
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?

4. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What is the specific use for LTT?

5. Cytauxzoon sp.
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...

6. Iatrogenic
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are dohle bodies?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

7. Cytoplasm appears to have a more blue color than usual
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?

8. hereditary or acquired
What does VWF test evaluate?
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
Defects of hemostasis can be..
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

9. Acid citrate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose (21 days) - citrate phosphate dextrose with adenine (35 days)
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
What does BMBT evaluate
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

10. PPSC differentiates into a rubriblast -Increase in hemoglobin synthesis -Early release of immature RBCs if needed
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?

11. Prostaglandins in cell wall - bacterial products - infectious and non-infectious inflammatory processes
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?

12. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What are 3 effects of EPO?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?

13. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

14. A - B - AB - most cats are type A
What are the blood types of a cat?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example

15. Polychormatophilics
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

16. Hemorrhage
What is an example of loss of RBC
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

17. 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)
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What is the definition of PCV?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell

18. Prothrombin time
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

19. Spherocyte
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What does ACT evaluate?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

20. Coagulation studies
What is contained in the buffy coat?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What is the specific use for BTT?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?

21. 5-7
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

22. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What is dysproteinemia?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What is contained in the buffy coat?

23. Hereditary
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.

24. Pink granules
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

25. w/o anemia
EPO is involved with hypoxia...
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?

26. no body
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the tx for RBC tumor
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...

27. Uncontrolled growth arising from blood or blood forming organs
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

28. Dog
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

29. 39-55 -30-36
What is a serum separator tube?
What is the function of immunglobins?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?

30. Albumin and immunglobins
What are the 2 main proteins?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?

31. segmented nucleus
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
Avian basophils do not have a...
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

32. Rouleaux or agglutination
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What color is a 25ga needle?

33. Enzymes and non enzymes factors - -calcium - tissue factors - vitamins
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

34. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?

35. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

36. Tissue factor - prothrombinase
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________

37. Hemolysis and clot
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
MCHC

38. It does not contain an anticoagulant ;) so the blood will clot.
What does a RTT contain?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

39. Echinocytes
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?

40. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?

41. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What is the only cell that the production does not start with a PPSC? What cell does it start with? Where is this cell located in the body?
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?

42. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
What is the method for BMBT?
Define relative
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

43. Vascular part - platelet plug
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

44. Howell-Jolly Bodies
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?

45. Torocytes
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
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?

46. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What do monocytes do?
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?

47. Macrophages
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

48. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
A platelet is a cytoplasmic fragment of a __________
What does the test thrombin time detect?

49. Poikilocytosis
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
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 are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

50. Free or Unbound TPO
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
Name the 3 granulocytes
What is the stimulus for platelets
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?