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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. VIII and vWB
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
Endothelium and platelets produce What two factors?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
What is the function of albumin?

2. Liver
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What are the two types of transfusion reactions? Which one is a rejection of RBC antigens?

3. fresh
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What are the normal blood volumes for the dog and cat?
Platelets are always irrregular in shape - but what would an abnormally shaped platelet look like?

4. Target cell
These cells look like a bulls eye ______ and are commonly in polychromatophils
granule
What does MCV stand for and what will it tell us?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field

5. Liver function - immune status - hydrations - kidney function - and GI function
In a geriatric patient is TP high or low?
Platelet function defects are often acquired due to ___ - ______ - _______
What are 3 reasons we evaluate TP?
What color is a 20ga needle?

6. 2 gtts donor RBC suspension and 2 gtts recipient plasma
In the major reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
What are the MCV and MCHC normal ranges for the cat?
What is an example of loss of RBC
What is another name for a blister cell?

7. Anterior vena cava- 16ga 3-3.5 inches - ear vein- 21ga butterfly
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
list 2 venipuncture sites in the pig and the needle size for each
What does ACT evaluate?
Defects of hemostasis can be..

8. Fibrin clot
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
Mast cells have a _____ nucleus

9. Red
List 2 venipuncture sites in the cow and the needle size for each
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be hemolytic?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?
What color is a 25ga needle?

10. blood
What is the most dominant WBC in most birds
0.9% NaCl only in the same line as...
What does PTT and PT evaluate?
At birth is TP high or low

11. High calorie - high glucose treat (Ad or regular diet with Karo syrup poured on top)
What do you need to give to a cat or dog donor after you complete your blood collection?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
What is the difference between a red ring and a black ring hematocrit tube?

12. Detects decreases in fibrinogen and thrombin inhibition from FDPs
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?
This causes a sever often fatal anemia in cats that are usually FeLv pos.
What does the test thrombin time detect?
What does the FDP test detect?

13. Jar 1- wright's stain - set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 2 - buffer with 1 pipette of wright's stain- set slide in jar for 1 min - jar 3 - distille water - dip slide into jar 7-10 one sec dips

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14. 1.000
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
This infectious agent looks like a cracked egg - seen in dogs - transmitted by the tick and causes anemia - emaciation and anorexia.
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?

15. Increase production: inflammation - IMDz
What color is a 25ga needle?
What is pyknosis? What do they look like?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What is the mech of absolute hyperproteinemia and an example

16. PCV - TP - Plasma evaluation - directly from patient
What is the specific use for Red Ring Hematocrit?
What are the blood types of a cat?
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?

17. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
What is dysproteinemia?
At birth is TP high or low
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?

18. Vacuoles in cytoplasm with foaminess- can see pits on 100x
Clinical signs of a secondary hemostasis defect are.....
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

19. Leukocytosis
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?

20. Hypoxia w/o anemia and glucocorticoids
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?

21. 2 years at room temperature
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
This cell looks like a punched out cell.
During gestation is TP high or low?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?

22. Not mixing the sample
What are the blood types of a cat?
What is the biggest error in hematology?
Hemophilias A and B are examples of ______ secondary hemostasis defects - but are not very common in the veterinary field
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

23. Amount is the same it just looks different (ex fish pond)
What would cause an artifact hyperproteinemia
What is the procedure for doing a retic count?
What is the plt dervided growth factor?
Define relative

24. Must be >50lbs -PCV >40% - current on vx - mellow temperment
What are the requirements for a canine blood donor?
What does granular cytoplasm look like?
What are the classifications of lymphoid tumors?
What is one factor that could cause the plasma evaluation to be lipemic?

25. 1.1 - 1.2 - and 7
If an animal is under 4% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
When looking at the monolayer on 10x What are you looking for?
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?

26. The fluid portion of coagulated blood
What is plasma?
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 is fibrinolysis?
What is serum?

27. Mononuclear Phagocytic System -Intravascular Hemolysis
What are the 3 mechanisms of anemia?
What 3 anticoagulants contain preservatives and What are their shelf lives?
List two ways the body gets rid of old RBCs
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

28. Liver Failure - DIC
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?

29. Distilled water on refractometer or an uncalbrated refractometer
What are some advantages of Oxyglobin?
As a general rule - ____ is slightly better
What would be 2 causes of artifact hypoproteinemia?
blood loss can be acute or chronic - What are some causes for acute? chronic?

30. Lymphosarcoma
How much and how often can a dog donate blood? a cat?
What is an example of decreased production?
What is the most common neoplasia of lymph nodes?
Define thromboembolic disorder

31. BLV - bovine leukemia virus
What are the requirements for a cat to be a donor?
What shape is the nucleus in a lymphocyte? a monocyte?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are the 2 causes of secondary absolute polycythemia?

32. WBC identification rule of thumb
FDPs have anticoagulant activity Which blocks _______ and inhibits _______ from sticking
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
Which species has uniform small round refractile eosinophil granules?

33. Liver and lymphoid tissue
What are toxic azurophilic granules? What can cause these?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
Where are immunoglobins made?
What is the stimulus for platelets

34. Yes b/c they spill into the bloodstream
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
What is the normal range of a RBC ct for a dog? a cat?
What are the 2 nuclear changes in a lymphocyte? What is the 4 cytoplasmic changes?
are mast cell tumors easy to diagnose in house? if so why?

35. Cutaneous ulnar vein (raptors/fowl)- <25ga - medial metatarsal vein- <25ga - jugular- <25ga
What does a RTT contain?
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
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 are some things that could cause a hypoxia w/o anemia?

36. Common Common Pathway Substances: Prothrombin > _______
How many days does it take for the body to recognize that it is not its own blood?
Where is the proliferating or dividing pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
This RBC inclusion looks like a clear nipple like protrusion on the outer edge.
Prothrombinase starts the _______ pathway Which is when the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways converge

37. 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 are the three pathways (limbs) of secondary hemostasis?
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What is a neutrophil commonly referred to as?

38. PCV - TP - skin tugor - CRT
What are dohle bodies?
What are the in house tests that could be run to check for bleeding disorders?
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?

39. To avoid introduction of tissue thromboplastin in your sample and clotting
Why would we want an atraumatic venipuncture?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
Adhesion requires what factor?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis

40. Nuclear and cytoplasmic
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
What are the 2 morphologic changes of WBCs?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What is the tx for RBC tumor

41. BM aspirate or BM core biopsy
What are some causes of primary absolute polycythemia?
What two anticoagulants have no preservatives and have a shelf life of 24 hours?
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
What are the types of BM sample?

42. To help increase BP to place a catheter or if you cant give IV
The lymphocyte is the most dominant WBC in...
These cells have irregular spicules that are uneven in size and distribution. Seen in dogs with liver disease.
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
Why would you give fluids IO or IP?

43. Calculated a corrected WBC ct.
What species never releases immature RBCs early?
If there is 5 or more nRBCs in the on the blood film - what must you do?
What are some examples of immunologic?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

44. Cellular - acellular - and fluid
What is a serum separator tube?
What are 2 examples of acquired fibrinolysis defects
What are the 3 components of blood?
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

45. Lymphocyte; resting memory cell; in lymph nodes
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?
What is the specific use for GreyTT?
Explain the Diff Quick staining technique for avian hematology
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?

46. Decreased concentration: over hydration
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
Why are monocyte numbers low in WBC differentials?
chromatin

47. Slow- 0.11 ml/#/minute for the first 15 minutes
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
What is the specific use for Blue Ring Hematocrit?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?

48. New Anemia -Decrease production anemia
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
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?
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?

49. Von Willebrand's Disease
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........
What layer and what power objective do you use to do the differential?
What are the 3 mech. that cause absolute hypoproteinemia and give an example of each.
What are the 2 cytoplasmic changes in the monocyte? They individually or together are pathognomonic signs of what?

50. Plastic bag - glass bottle - syringe
Name the 2 agranulocytes
These cells look like an elmer fudd hat resulting from a blister or vacuole on the surface of the cell.
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each
What are the 3 collection techniques for blood donation?