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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Partial thromboplastin time - prothrombin time - VWF test - thrombin time - FDPs
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

2. To observe for transfusion reactions
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What does plt count evaluate?

3. Hypoxia
What is TP measured in?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
Fibrinogen > __________

4. doesn't last that long
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?

5. Yes
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What is the function of immunglobins?

6. 60-90 sec for dogs - <65 sec for cats
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
MCHC
What does hemosiderin look like?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

7. Swine - 3-3.5 inches long
What is the side effect of glucocorticoids? Is EPO involved?
What organ produces EPO?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

8. High - because they lose the ability to retain water
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What are some examples of immunologic?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?

9. Torocytes
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

10. Hyperchromic
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?

11. FDP's (Fibrin Degredation Products)
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

12. 7-10 days
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________

13. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
What is a WBC tumor?
Name the 3 granulocytes
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?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?

14. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
These are small fragments of a RBC. Can be seen in a patient with DIC - iron deficiency or heartworms.
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?

15. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
Where are immunoglobins made?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is TP measured in?
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...

16. Ameboid nucleus with lacy chromatin; +/- vacuoles; low N:C
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?

17. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What does a RTT contain?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?

18. IMHA - clostridium hemolyticum
What is an example of increased destruction?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the definition of PCV?
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion

19. Dog
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are the blood types of a cat?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?

20. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

21. Red ring - blue ring - and black ring tubes
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be icteric?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What organ produces EPO?
Fibrinogen > __________

22. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?
The WBC morphology includes...
Fibrinogen > __________

23. Drugs - DIC - Uremia
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?

24. 450 mls; 56 mls
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________

25. Contact activation
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
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 is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
vacuoles

26. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
The WBC morphology includes...
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

27. Dif Quick - DipStat - Wright's stain
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

28. hereditary or acquired
What is dysproteinemia?
Defects of hemostasis can be..
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

29. Increased concentration: dehydration
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example

30. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
MCHC
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?

31. Leukocytozoon spp
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
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
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?

32. Immediate hypersensitivity or delayed hypersensitivity
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
What are some examples of immunologic?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?

33. Primary hemostasis
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What does BMBT evaluate
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

34. Whatever the bird weighs - 1% of that body weight is what you can safely draw (Ex- 3 ml from a 300g bird)
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?

35. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What is another name for a blister cell?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What are the 3 functions of platelets

36. Anaplasma marginale
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin

37. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
Define thromboembolic disorder

38. Appears adequate = between 8-30 per field appears decreased = fewer than 8 per field
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
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?

39. Normocytic
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?

40. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
Define absolute
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

41. segmented nucleus
Avian basophils do not have a...
What does the test thrombin time detect?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?

42. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?

43. Liver Failure - DIC
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

44. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What does plt count evaluate?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

45. Immature - cleft or bleb; reactive - granular cytoplasm - plasma cell - mott cell
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

46. Seg
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What is the function of immunglobins?
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?

47. Body - monolayer - and feathered edge
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

48. Genetic material in the nucleus
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
Where should you place your BTT sample if it is going to be looked at in <6 hours? in >6 hours?
What color is a 25ga needle?
chromatin

49. Leukocytopenia or leukopenia
Thrombocytes tend to...
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?

50. A - B - AB - most cats are type A
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What are the blood types of a cat?
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?