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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
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?

2. 55-85%; 15-45%; 0-5%; rare
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?

3. Target cell
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils

4. Water - its function is thermoregulation - lubrication - transporter and chemical reactions
What does the FDP test detect?
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Thrombocytes tend to...

5. 2 years at room temperature
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What type of anticoagulant is in a green top tube

6. G/ld - rounded to the nearest 0.2
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is TP measured in?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?

7. Lung deficit - asthma - altitude - PDA
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?

8. Peripheral Blood - Bone Marrow
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?

9. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
What color is a 25ga needle?

10. 3 times
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?

11. Jugular- 20ga
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
list the venipuncture site in sheep and goats and the needle size

12. Thrombin - platelets
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
What is the function of albumin?
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics

13. Heterophil
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds

14. In bone marrow; metamyelocytes and bands
Define thromboembolic disorder
Where are immunoglobins made?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
The WBC morphology includes...

15. Lymphosarcoma
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
What is contained in the buffy coat?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?

16. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
What are the 3 components of blood?
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?

17. Polycythemia vera and erthodysplasia
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?

18. Hemolysis and clot
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?

19. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What do monocytes do?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?

20. Poikilocytosis
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
What are the blood types of a cat?
Microsytosis is often seen in...

21. Cells that are dead; have clumps of what used to be nucleus
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
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.

22. Macrocytosis - Microcytosis
What are some examples of immunologic?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?

23. Hemorrhage
What is an example of loss of RBC
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What is fibrinolysis?

24. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What does the FDP test detect?

25. Torocytes
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
List at least 5 differences between avian and mammalian hematology
This cell looks like a punched out cell.

26. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

27. Morbillivirus sp
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
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.

28. 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?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?

29. Membrane bound package of chemicals
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
granule
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

30. 72 hours; thrombocytopenia; no; because the platelets aggregate
What is plasma?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
What is this the test of choice for?

31. Ad: speedy collection - no exchange of glass into blood; dis: cell trauma d/t vacuum - breakable - glass activates coagulation factors - component separation more difficult
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
Hemostasis is the complex - overlapping series of physiological and biochemical events which involve both _______ and ________ of coagulation

32. no body
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What are the 3 components of blood?
Avian basophils do not have a...

33. Vasculitis - collagen deficiency - extensive vascular injury
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What are some causes of BM failure

34. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
What does the FDP test detect?

35. Plt estimate - plt count - BMBT - ACT
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?

36. Anemia
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal RBC count?
What are the types of BM sample?
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
What does the test thrombin time detect?

37. Platelets stick to each other
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
What happens during aggregation
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is the tx for RBC tumor

38. Polychormatophilics
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood

39. Left shift - regenerative left shift - or inflammatory leukogram
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors

40. Vit K
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What is an example of decreased production?
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT

41. 60-70 -30-36
What happens during aggregation
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?

42. Jugular- 18ga - tail vein- 20 or 18ga
Microsytosis is often seen in...
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?

43. 39-55 -30-36
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?

44. 1.000
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What is the defining cell of inflammation?

45. Increase in RBCs
Define polycythemia
What color is a 20ga needle?
Platelet morphology includes...
Define thromboembolic disorder

46. VWB
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?

47. WBC distribution - platelet clumping - abnormal cells - and microfilaria
When looking at the feathered edge on 10x What are two things you would be looking for?
Stored plasma is the same as fresh frozen plasma except For what?
What are the 3 functions of platelets
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?

48. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
What are the 3 types of hematocrit tubes?
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.

49. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
What is plasma?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What color is a 20ga needle?
What are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

50. VWB factor
Adhesion requires what factor?
What are 3 examples of acquired primary hemostasis defects (vascular part)
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?