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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
What are the 3 components of blood?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

2. EDTA Which binds with calcium preventing coagulation
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What does the FDP test detect?
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?

3. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
Name the 3 granulocytes
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.

4. Hemosiderin - erythrophagocytosis; IMHA
What does plt count evaluate?
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What are some causes of BM failure

5. Acetaminophin - maple leaves - onions - and zinc
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

6. .98mls to .02mls
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
Define thromboembolic disorder

7. EDTA blood causes mycoplasma to fall off of RBCs making it harder to see.
List 3 venipuncture sites in the dog and the needle size for each
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What granulocyte has a nucleus that is uniformly plump and spread out?

8. Blood gases
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
A vascular spasm is immediate...
Cats and Birds only count _________ retics in the retic tally
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?

9. doesn't last that long
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
A platelet plug by itself is short lived and can only stop hemmorage but....

10. Maintains osmotic pressure
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What is the function of albumin?
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What is an example of decreased production?

11. blood
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What are the blood types of a cat?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What do the granules of a mast cell contain

12. Primary hemostasis and plt number
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What does plt count evaluate?

13. Azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What does granular cytoplasm look like?

14. Increase loss of RBCs - Increase destruction - and decrease production
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

15. Liver
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?

16. 3 times
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?

17. lymphosarcoma
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in cattle? What type of cattle so we see it in?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

18. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
Fibrinogen > __________
What is the ratio of PSS to Packed RBCs in the RBC suspension?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?

19. Hemorrhage- good for oxygen increasing and volume expansion
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.

20. Cat
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
How many times do you repeat the RBC wash?

21. It is the percent of a quantity of blood Which is made up of the red blood cells.
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What is the definition of PCV?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
Name the 3 granulocytes

22. Hemonate for microdrips and admin set with filter for macrodrips
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
What is a hemopoetic neoplasia?
The RBC morphology includes...

23. Basophilic stippling
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.

24. Recycle old RBCs - engulf bacteria - clean up any major messes
What do monocytes do?
What is the function of immunglobins?
What do you look for to identify a basophil
What organ produces EPO?

25. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What is the tx for RBC tumor

26. PLTs - WBCs - NRBCs - and microfilaria
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
What is contained in the buffy coat?

27. Coverslips
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
If an animal is anemic __________ will be seen in the peripheral blood
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?

28. Leukocytopenia or leukopenia
What does plt count evaluate?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal WBC count?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

29. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is the mech of relative hyperproteinemia and an example
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

30. Neovascularization
During secretion - TXA is released by platelets and causes what?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?

31. Heinz body
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?
What is fibrinolysis?

32. Inconsistent - small - and irregular
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
Why is it important that you use the appropriate thumb forceps when using wright's stain?
What happens during aggregation

33. Thrombocytopenia
What color is a 25ga needle?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

34. Cardiomyopathy in cats and HWD in dogs
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What are 2 causes of roughened endothelium?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.

35. Thrombocytopenia
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?

36. No - but it is not ideal
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?

37. Oval with raisin-like nucleus
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What does a mature avian RBC look like
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology

38. Primary hemostasis and specifically plt number
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What does the plt estimate evaluate?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?

39. The fluid portion of anticoagulated blood
What does a RTT contain?
Does the toxic neutrophil have to have all the presentation to be toxic? What would you report out for each presentation?
What is plasma?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

40. Enzymes and non enzymes factors - -calcium - tissue factors - vitamins
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What are 3 effects of EPO?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

41. Cow; dusty purple grey
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?

42. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What does a mature avian RBC look like

43. Anisocytosis
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Why is it good to know what blood components that your patient needs?
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

44. 5.0-7.0 g/dl - 5.0-8.0 g/dl
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?

45. Heparin and 3.8% Na Citrate
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
Fibrinogen measurment makes up what percent of the TP?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?

46. Fixative- 3 1 sec dips - Eosinophilic- 5 1 sec dips - Basophilic- 10-20 dips
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
What type of granules are in a promyelocyte? are they committed?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology

47. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
All cells can get...
What are the 2 types of absolute polycythemia?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?

48. Round to oval nucleus with smudged chromatin; high N:C
What do you look for to identify a lymphocyte?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia
List the order of Platelet production
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs

49. Liver Failure - DIC
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?

50. 1.000
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?