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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Blast: lrg cell - mature: sm. cell - mixed: seen in horses commonly
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis

2. Acanthocytes
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?

3. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
Where are immunoglobins made?

4. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram
What do monocytes do?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
What tube is used for all the sent our tests except FDPs?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?

5. Dark purple-magenta granular inclusions in the cytoplasm; endotoxins - toxicemia
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
granule

6. Stage 1: one organ stage 2: stage 1 + regional lymph nodes stage 3: stage 2 + all lymph nodes stage 4: stage 3 + liver and spleen stage 5: stage 4 + BM and blood
Where are immunoglobins made?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

7. 2 gtts donor plasma and 2 gtts recipient RBC suspension
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is this the test of choice for?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

8. Not making blood film ASAP - glucocorticoids - inherited
What is another name for a blister cell?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

9. PPSC differentiates into a rubriblast -Increase in hemoglobin synthesis -Early release of immature RBCs if needed
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus

10. Oxylate Which binds with calcium to prevent coagulation.
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What organ produces EPO?
Where does protein originate from?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?

11. Blood gases
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

12. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
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?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each

13. Empty package of negate stain
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens
vacuoles
All cells can get...
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?

14. Use simplate device to make an incision into upper lip - start timer - using filter paper dab site (dont wipe) every 10 seconds until bleeding stops. Normal range: 1-3min in dogs and cats
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
What is the method for BMBT?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is the stimulus for platelets

15. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
During gestation is TP high or low?
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?

16. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

17. Dog
Which species has inconsistent eosinophil granules?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
In What animals would you use the syringe technique?
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?

18. Size - shape - and number
What does VWF test evaluate?
Platelet morphology includes...
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

19. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...

20. Pink
What color is a 20ga needle?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

21. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is this the test of choice for?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

22. RBC tumor - RBC replicating uncontrollably. EPO is not involved.
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?

23. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What do monocytes do?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

24. Tissue factor - prothrombinase
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What are the 3 nuclear changes in a neutrophil? What is the 1 cytoplasmic change?

25. Ad: non-breakable - no vacuum - no activation of coagulation factors - component separation is easier; dis: migration of plastic into blood - slower collection
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
The WBC morphology includes...
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What are some examples of immunologic?

26. Platelets develop filopodia with receptors and vWB - which causes them to stick to subendothelial collagen. As soon as they stick - they start releasing their granular contents
Briefly describe what happens during adhesion
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What are the types of BM sample?

27. VWB
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

28. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

29. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What are the types of BM sample?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What is dysproteinemia?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

30. Oxyglobin
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
___________ was discovered in the Veterinary field first
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?

31. Leukocytosis
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

32. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?

33. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)

34. 100
What is TP measured in?
How many blood cells are counted when doing a WBC differential?
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain

35. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
What is an example of loss of RBC

36. Round to oval; ameboid
What is this the test of choice for?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What is dysproteinemia?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?

37. Calculated a corrected WBC ct.
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What are the 2 main proteins?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

38. Primary Hemostasis - platelet plug -Stimulate Secondary Hemostasis - Fibrin clot -Secrete
Define thromboembolic disorder
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size
What are the 3 functions of platelets

39. Non- Regenerative -Regenerative
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?

40. Appears adequate = between 8-30 per field appears decreased = fewer than 8 per field
When noting the number of platelets - What are the ranges and names?
What do you look for to identify a basophil
What color is a 22ga needle?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?

41. Obs = # retics/1000 x 100 COR = (Pt PCV/ Average PCV) x observed % Abs = # retics/1000 x RBC ct
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

42. Not mixing the sample
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

43. lymphosarcoma
What is the method for BMBT?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics
What is the defining cell of inflammation?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

44. VWB
What does BMBT evaluate
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

45. Macrocytic
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
List the order of Platelet production

46. IMHA - clostridium hemolyticum
What is an example of increased destruction?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...

47. Hypoxia
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?

48. Target cell
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

49. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
What is TP measured in?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube
What does a mature avian RBC look like

50. (Hb x 10)/RBC
MCH
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
This cell looks like a punched out cell.