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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Macro - mega - shift - or giant
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?

2. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What do monocytes do?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation

3. VIII and vWB
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
What is the function of protein?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?

4. Promoters - inhibitors
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

5. 6 -000-17 -000/microliter; 5 -500-19 -500/microliter
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What color is a 16ga needle?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______

6. Postprandial (patient just ate) - hypothyroid - diabetes mellitus
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
Define polycythemia
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

7. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.

8. Acute- DIC - ruptured spleen - chronic- GI ulcers
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What is the method for BMBT?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

9. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?

10. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation in conjunction with LTT
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

11. Blood gases
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB

12. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Adhesion requires what factor?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

13. Protrusion will be very dark in color
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
At birth is TP high or low

14. Liver
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?

15. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What are the types of BM sample?

16. Macrophages
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What does ACT evaluate?

17. VWB factor
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
Adhesion requires what factor?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?

18. Antigen or foreign protein
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects

19. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
What is the definition of PCV?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?

20. Ehrilichia - babesia - RMSF - borrelia - brucella - dirofilaria
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What is the method for ACT?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

21. Lrg clusters of plasma cells in BM aspirate -lytic bone lesion -monoclonal gammopathy -bence jones proteinuria
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

22. VWB
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?

23. Inconsistent - small - and irregular
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
Platelet morphology includes...

24. Stimulated by sympathetic nerves - causes constriction of smooth muscle.
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
Fibrinolysis is...
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
What are some examples of immunologic?

25. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

26. Size - shape - color - and +/- inclusions
What do the granules of a mast cell contain
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
The RBC morphology includes...

27. Partial thromboplastin time - prothrombin time - VWF test - thrombin time - FDPs
This is seen with canine distemper virus and can be present on WBC - RBC - epithelial cells - would be in Plts but wont be able to see.
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

28. Cytauxzoon sp.
MCV
Define thromboembolic disorder
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What is the method for BMBT?

29. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

30. Increase
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

31. WBC- defense - RBC- O2 transport - Plts- platelet plug
The WBC morphology includes...
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?

32. Horse
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What do monocytes do?

33. Hypoxia
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

34. Liver Failure - DIC
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?

35. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What is TP measured in?

36. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
This is seen with canine distemper virus and can be present on WBC - RBC - epithelial cells - would be in Plts but wont be able to see.
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What infectious agent is seen in cattle with a tick infestation that causes severe anemia and icterus?

37. Reticulocyte count
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
What are the indications for BM sampling
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia

38. Oxyglobin
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

39. .98mls to .02mls
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
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?

40. 5 -000 -000-10 -000 -000/microliter; 5 -000 -000-11 -000 -000/microliter
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
Define absolute

41. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
Define relative
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?

42. Seg
What are the 3 components of blood?
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?

43. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
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 three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

44. PPSC - Rubriblast - Prorubricyte - Rubricyte - Metarubricyte - Polychromatophilic - Mature RBC
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What is the method for BMBT?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...

45. DIC - Warfarin toxication; within 6 hours; platelets and clotting factors
What is dysproteinemia?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
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?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

46. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?

47. Red ring - blue ring - and black ring tubes
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

48. segmented nucleus
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
Avian basophils do not have a...

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50. Vit K
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
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?