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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Free or Unbound TPO
what WBC do mast cells resemble
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
What is the stimulus for platelets

2. 7-10 days
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?

3. Right shift; greater than 5 lobes
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What is the normal range for neutrophils and lymphocytes in a horse? monos and eos? basos?
What is hypersegmented neutrophils commonly referred to? What must they have to be considered this?
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?

4. Blood gases
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

5. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
What is the normal range of a TP for a dog? a cat?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?

6. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
The WBC morphology includes...

7. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids
What does hemosiderin look like?
Platelet morphology includes...
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?

8. Primary hemostasis and plt number
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What does plt count evaluate?

9. Macrocytosis - Microcytosis
What are some examples of immunologic?
During the production of coagulation factors the liver can make all factors except part of factor ___ and _____
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
If I see unusually large RBCs what will I use? Unusually small RBCs?

10. PPSC - Megakaryoblast - Promegakaryocyte - Megakaryocyte
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
List the order of Platelet production
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
During fibrinolysis unbound plasmin in inactivated and bound plasmin hydrolyzes fibrin producing ______

11. Sepsis - disease transmission - allergic reactions to foreign proteins - circulatory overload - hypothermia
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in animals
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

12. 15-45%; 55-85%; 0-5%; rare
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
vacuoles
Where are immunoglobins made?

13. Azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

14. Concentration of proteins reflects a balance b/w filtration into tissues then a return of proteing in the lymphatic system
What is the function of immunglobins?
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal platelet count?

15. Cat
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?
vacuoles
What do you look for to identify an eosinophil?

16. Echinocytes
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What is the advantage of a glass bottle technique? disadvantages?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?

17. Increase at the same time
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What are the Vitamin K depended factors
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
Define artifact

18. Basophils
what WBC do mast cells resemble
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
Hairball the cat has a MCV of 32 - What term will I use for the evaluation?
What is an example of increased destruction?

19. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
Fibrinogen increases during states of inflammation - in a dog and cat WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

20. Liver and lymphoid tissue
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
Where are immunoglobins made?
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?

21. 5 -000 -000-10 -000 -000/microliter; 5 -000 -000-11 -000 -000/microliter
All cells can get...
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
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?

22. Inconsistent - small - and irregular
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?

23. PO - IV - SQ - IP - IO
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What are the routes of fluid replacement?

24. EDTA because you wont have stainging variation
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
Which anticoagulant is best to use when using blood to make a smear?
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

25. Iron deficiencies and Japanese Akitas
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
Secondary hemostasis requires ___ _____ ____ and _______ in a cascade of conversion of inactive factors
Microsytosis is often seen in...
What is a WBC tumor?

26. Partial thromboplastin time - prothrombin time - VWF test - thrombin time - FDPs
What is required for carboxylation in the liver?
List the stages of RBC production starting with the PPSC
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What some send out tests that could be run for bleeding disorders?

27. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
What does ACT evaluate?
MCH
Which species has uniform large round refractile eosinophil granules?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

28. oval
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??

29. Neovascularization
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
What is this the test of choice for?
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?

30. They increase
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
What do lymphocytes do after vaccination or in young neonates?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

31. Degree of the difference
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
When evaluating the size of RBCs we not only look at How many RBCs have a size difference but also the...
Name the 3 granulocytes

32. Test for fibrinolysis specifically the amount of FDP
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What does the FDP test detect?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?

33. Fibrin
what WBC do mast cells resemble
During secondary hemostasis What is formed to stabilize the primary hemostatic plug?
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
What is the specific use for GreenTT?

34. Not mixing the sample
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size

35. Mycoplasma haemofelis (hemobartonella felis)
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What is the method for BMBT?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)

36. (Hb x 10)/RBC
MCH
What organ produces EPO?
If the neutrophil nuclear immatures are high end of normal - what would you call this? low end of normal?
The RBC morphology includes...

37. Increase loss: hemorrhage - decrease production: liver failure - decrease consumption: starvation
Thrombocytopenia (Mech and Ex)-Increased destruction = ____ -Increased consumption = ______ -Decreased production = ________
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
Platelet morphology includes...

38. Hemotomas - bleeding into muscle joints/body cavities and delayed bleeding after venipunture
How many mls is one unit of blood for a dog?a cat?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....

39. Salivation - v/d - dyspnea - death
What are some symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity?
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia
What is an example of decreased production?

40. Diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia - dohle bodies - cytoplasmic vacuolization - toxic azurophilic granules
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?

41. Macrophages
What are the indications for BM sampling
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What is contained in the buffy coat?

42. Spherocyte
These cells are only seen in dogs with anemia and is pathognomonic with IMHA. Small round evenly stained.
During gestation is TP high or low?
These RBCs have more surface area than contents. Similar to a half full zip lock bag or look like they have wrinkles.
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?

43. Stimulates and amplifies the coagulation cascade (or secondary hemostasis)
What are 3 effects of EPO?
During secretion What does PF3 do?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.

44. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
Fibrinolysis is...
What is the normal range of a WBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)

45. Stimulated by sympathetic nerves - causes constriction of smooth muscle.
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What is a vascular spasm? (stimulated by ______ - causes constriction of ________)
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
All components necessary for intrinsic pathway are...

46. Clot that breaks off from its origin place and lodges somewhere else
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
Define thromboembolic disorder
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge

47. Nutrients - minerals - hormones - and proteins all maintain homeostasis. electrolytes do action potentials. and enzymes function is catalyst.
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What are the routes of fluid replacement?
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are some examples of acellular components of blood and What are their functions?

48. 60-70 -30-36
What are MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the dog?
Does a hemolysis error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the specific use for LTT?
This can be seen in cattle - camel - sheep - goats - antelope - birds. Causes a veneral disease in horses.

49. Shaking - too small needle with too much negative back pressure - rocker tray too long - water in syringe - freezing and thawing - squirting into tube - spinning too fast or too long
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What does the test thrombin time detect?

50. WBC identification rule of thumb
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
What is an easy way of remembering how much blood you can safely draw from a bird
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?