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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. The preceding factor
What are the 4 tests used to diagnose a plasma cell tumor?
During secondary hemostasis each coagulation factor is converted to its active form by what?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a dog or cat? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

2. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

3. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
Fatal tick transmitted disease to the domestic cat. Bobcat is host.
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

4. Breakdown of a clot
What are the blood types of a cat?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?
What is fibrinolysis?

5. Primary Hemostasis- plt plug - Secondary Hemostasis- fibrin clot - Fibrinolysis- breakdown of clot
What are the 3 components of hemostasis
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
What are 3 examples of acquired secondary hemostasis defects

6. hereditary or acquired
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
Defects of hemostasis can be..

7. Actually fibrinogen increases before WBCs increase
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
What is the term you use when there is a lower than normal platelet count?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?

8. Coverslips
In avian hematology blood films are commonly made with ________
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
Lucy the dog has a MCV of 75 - What term will I use for evaluation?
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?

9. Fill a DET tube - gently mix - set timer - keep in warm spot - check tube every 10 sec until clot forms stop timer
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What is the method for ACT?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT
List the order of Platelet production

10. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment
MCV
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What is the name of the granulocyte stage that has secondary granules? are they committed?
What are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?

11. Nodular: walled off - diffuse: deep in tissues
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?
Where is the marginating pool located in the body? What are the granulocytes doing in this pool?
What are the indications for BM sampling
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?

12. Size - shape - color - and +/- inclusions
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
The RBC morphology includes...
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
Define thromboembolic disorder

13. Factor VIII and von Willibrand (vWB) factor by endothelial cells
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell
There are 2 types of lymphocytes What are their names? What are each used for?
Name the 2 agranulocytes
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?

14. Free or Unbound TPO
What is the function of protein?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
Fritz the cat has a MCHC of 40 - What term will I use for evaluation?

15. Nuclear and cytoplasmic
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
Why is the initial rate of administration slow?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?

16. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
At birth is TP high or low
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What is contained in the buffy coat?

17. 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?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
What happens during aggregation
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?

18. lymphosarcoma
What does erythrophagocytosis look like?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
Name the 3 granulocytes
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...

19. Jar 1- fixative- 5 one second dips jar 2 -eosinophilc - 5 one second dips jar 3 - basophilic - 7-10 one second dips
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?
What are the 2 main proteins?
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?

20. Nonimmunologic and immunologic; immunologic
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

21. Contact activation
For the intrinsic pathway factors XII - XI - IX - VIII are activated by contact with collagen - endotoxin platelet products and other negatively charged substances. This process can be called ___ ___
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
What is an example of increased destruction?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.

22. Adequate size and WBC distribution
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What is hyperviscosity syndrome?

23. Circulating pool; mature granulocytes; 6-8 hours
What pool is located in the peripheral blood? What is it comprised of? How long do they circulate?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What happens during aggregation

24. Hemoproteus spp
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What happens during aggregation
What avian parasite am I describing.... a horseshoe or halter-shaped organism partially encircling but not displacing the host RBC nucleus
What is the method for BMBT?

25. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
You must filter blood products by one of What two ways?

26. Pink
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?
What color is a 20ga needle?

27. no body
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

28. Acetaminophin - maple leaves - onions - and zinc
Where are immunoglobins made?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What granulocyte stage has a kidney bean shaped nucleus?
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?

29. > 10lb - PCV > 30-35% - current on vx - only indoor cat
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What does the FDP test detect?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

30. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge
What is in each jar in the Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

31. Stomatocyte
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
RBC that has a pale colored mouth area and only seen in dogs with hereditary chondrodystrophy (dwarfish)
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______

32. (Hb x 100)/ PCV
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
MCHC
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils

33. Poikilocytosis
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
Irregular shaped RBCs - this is the term used when other classifications do not describe the film.
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are the 3 parts of the platelet plug?

34. Ghost cell
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________

35. Thrombocytes
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What are some infectious agents that you would test for in a dog before they could be a donor?

36. 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
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What does hemosiderin look like?
What is the method for BMBT?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each

37. Roughened endothelium - protein C deficiency - and nephrotic syndrome
What are the 3 functions of platelets
What are some causes of thromboembolic disorder?
What color is a 20ga needle?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?

38. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?
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?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?

39. 5 minutes at 6000 rpm
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
List 3 venipuncture sites in the cat and the needle size for each
How long and At what rpm do you spin the hematocrit tube?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?

40. That the blood is compatible with recipient
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
When would you use whole blood transfusion on your patient?

41. Postprandial (patient just ate) - hypothyroid - diabetes mellitus
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?

42. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Fibrinolysis is...
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
why would we see an increase in eos on a BM aspirate with a patient with a mast cell tumor?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

43. Liver and lymphoid tissue
MCV
Where are immunoglobins made?
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What are some test to do to determine what % an animal is dehdrated?

44. TPR - MM - CRT - PCV - TP
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
which hematocrit tubes contain heparin?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
Name the 2 agranulocytes

45. Blood gases
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What avian parasite am i describing... in RBC and WBC - round to elongated with gross host cell distortion and flattening of host nucleus along on side of cell
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?

46. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
Give 2 examples of clot errors in collection of CBC/LTT

47. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts donor plasma
In the control reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

48. Sick stressed cats due to lack of enzymes
granule
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
What are some examples of nonimmunologic?

49. Proximal humerus - proximal femur - crest and wing of ilium - sternum and dorsal ends of ribs
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?

50. Fibrin clot
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What are the 2 parts of primary hemostasis
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?