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Veterinary Hematology Technology

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1. Proximal humerus - proximal femur - crest and wing of ilium - sternum and dorsal ends of ribs
Where in the body do we see lymphosarcomas in horses?
What color is a 16ga needle?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?
Where are some sites to collect a BM sample?

2. Von Willebrand's Disease
What are some causes of BM failure
A vascular spasm is immediate...
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
An example of an inherited primary hemostasis defect (vascular part) is........

3. Changes the color of mm or urine; no; because the mm and urine change to an opaque brown color Which is the color of the Oxyglobin
What is the shelf life of Oxyglobin?
What virus in cattle can cause lymphosarcoma?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
vacuoles

4. 5-7
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
Fibrinogen and WBCs...

5. Liver
FDPs are normally cleared by what?
What are some common causes of Normochromic Normocytic Non-Regenerative Anemia?
What other cell is counted in the WBC ct (other than WBCs)?
It take ___ days to see a response to anemia in the peripheral blood

6. RTT - LTT - BTT - Dia.
If you have a dog come in ADR and you need to draw blood with vacutainer - what order should you fill your tubes?
What is the stimulus for RBC production?
What is the mech. of relative hypoproteinemia and an exampl?
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?

7. Neutrophil; 6 hours; 2-2.5x
What does plt count evaluate?
For what cell do we have a 5 day supply in the marginating pool? What is their half-life? Turnover rate?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
Fritz the cat - has an MCV of 45 - What term will I use for evaluation?

8. Leukocytozoon spp
What is TP measured in?
Microsytosis is often seen in...
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
What avian WBC am I describing.....typically rod-shaped - eosinophilic granule which partially or completely obscure the nucleus

9. RBC morphology - WBC morphology - and platelets
What color is a 18ga needle?
Name the 3 granulocytes
When viewing the monolayer on 100x What are you checking?
What is the normal range of a PLT ct for a dog? a cat?

10. 35 days if kept at 1-6 degrees celsius in CPDA; oxygen carrying capacity - anemic normovolemic - anemic hypovolemic in conjunction with crystalloids
How long is packed RBCs good for? When would you use it on your patient?
If an animal is 5-6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What are some side effects to Oxyglobin? Are these side effects anything to worry about? why?
What is an example of the fluid component of blood?

11. Blood chemistries
What test would be run using blood from a RTT?
What is cytoplasmic vacuolization?
The end product of contact activation (or intrinsic pathway) is _______
list 3 venipuncture sites in a bird and the needle size for each

12. Slow- 0.11 ml/#/minute for the first 15 minutes
In ruminants - WBCs increase or decrease prior to fibrinogen increasing?
Define polycythemia
What is the initial rate of administration for a transfusion?
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...

13. That the blood is compatible with recipient
List the order of Platelet production
What is the term you use when there is a higher than normal WBC count?
What is the most important trait of blood donation?
What is the only cell that has the ability to recirculate? How do they do this?

14. segmented nucleus
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.
Avian basophils do not have a...
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
Where are immunoglobins made?

15. don't cause clots
What is diffuse cytoplasmic basophilia?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
The goal of hemostasis is to basically maintain blood within vessels - but ...
List the two types of retics along with there morphological and physiological characteristics

16. Deep basophilic cytoplasm with a perinuclear halo; mammals and exotics in peripheral blood smears
What is a reactive lymph look like? What animals are they seen in?
How long is platelet rich plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient? Do you refrigerate it? Why?
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
What is the specific use for BTT?

17. Blue granules
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?
This RBC inclusion looks like single very dark round spot on routine stain.
What do you look for to identify a basophil
What is the tx for RBC tumor

18. Ad: non-breakable - no vacuum - no activation of coagulation factors - component separation is easier; dis: migration of plastic into blood - slower collection
What is the advantage of a plastic bag technique? disadvantages?
What are the 4 names that can be given to the size of larger than normal platelets?
What are some examples of soluble coagulation factors?? Cofactors??
What is the baseline information that you should obtain on your patient while the transfusion is taking place?

19. Increased concentration of amount of RBC ex: dehydration or splenic contraction
What is your end patient observation if the blood is not compatible?
Extrinsic pathway requires a ____ _____ for activationand the end product is ___________
What is the mechanism of relative polycythemia and What is an example?
What does MCHC stand for and what will it tell us?

20. Citrate intoxication- cardiac standstill - tremors - arrhythmias
If an animal is more than 6% dehydrated At what route should you give fluids?
What can happen if you use Na Citrate in high volumes when storing donor blood?
1/4 of FeLV positive cats will develop...
What are the causes of hypersegmented neutrophils?

21. Structural matrix - ground work for a cell - acts as transporters and carriers
With the MPS - ___________ in the liver - spleen and bone marrow break down hemoglobin
What is the function of protein?
What are the 2 types of histological patterns?
Which species has uniform small rod eosinophil granules?

22. normally very balanced activators vs inhibitors
Where is the storage pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?
Fibrinolysis is...
What is the function of albumin?
What would a Heinz body look like stained in NMB

23. Ehrlichia sp.
This infectious agent can be seen in WBC and RBC. Tick transmitted. Inclusion looks similar to a plt.
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?
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 Dif Quick stain and What is the procedure of each jar?

24. Yes
What are 2 causes of hypovolemia?
What are the examples for the cellular components of blood and What are their functions?
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What is the best technique used to deliver donated blood into recipient? What if they were puppies/kittens

25. 60-90 sec for dogs - <65 sec for cats
What are the 3 types of cytological patterns?
What is the rule when testing for a plasma cell tumor?
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What are the normal ranges for ACT?

26. Russel bodies in cytoplasm - constipated plasma cell - honeycomb appearing; only seen in birds and reptiles
During gestation is TP high or low?
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
What are the blood types of a cat?
What is a mott cell? What animals are they seen in?

27. Iatrogenic
What erythoroocyte antigens must a dog be lacking to be a universal donor?
Which species is the only species in which we evaluate the central pallor?
What are two stains used in staining blood films?
What is the #1 cause of hypervolemia

28. PPSC - Megakaryoblast - Promegakaryocyte - Megakaryocyte
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
What color is a 25ga needle?
List the order of Platelet production

29. Coagulation studies
What is the Observed Retic Count Formula? Corrected Retic Count? Absolute Retic Count?
What are the 3 layers of a blood film?
What is the specific use for BTT?
What is the stimulus for lymphocyte production?

30. Petechia - ecchymosis - bleeding from mm - bleeding out after venipuncture
What is the stimulus for monocyte production?
Clinical signs of primary hemostasis defects are.....
An example of acquired primary hemostasis defects (platelet plug part) is...
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?

31. no body
How long is fresh frozen plasma good for? When would you use it on your patient?
An avian blood film has a feathered edge - monolayer - and...
If I see a variation in size of the RBCs What term will I use?
In the minor reaction of the crossmatch - What do you add together?

32. Abnormal protein measurement in blood
What is dysproteinemia?
An example of and inherited platelet function defect is ________ where platelets fail to adhere to subendothelial collagen
What test could be done to differentiate between rouleaux and agglutination?
When looking at the body on 10x What are you looking for?

33. Prothrombin time
Mature RBCs are normally seen in the ______ ______ and immature RBC are in the _______ _____.
List the venipuncture site in the horse and the needle size
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What color is a 16ga needle?

34. Increase in RBCs
What is the specific use for Black Ring Hematocrit?
what WBC do mast cells resemble
All cells can get...
Define polycythemia

35. Contact activation
What is a serum separator tube?
These are cells that are spiculated with even small projections over the entire cell.
This cell looks like an empty RBC membrane and is usually an indication of IVH
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 ___ ___

36. Red (hemolytic) - yellow (icteric) - and white (lipemic)
What is the minimum temperature that you should warm the blood before administering it?
What are the three abnormal colors you would see on a plasma evaluation?
Barney the dog has a MCHC of 19 - What term will I use for evaluation?
What are 3 causes of hypervolemia

37. Liver is #1 lymphoid tissue is #2
Describe a plasma cell. What animals are they seen in?
Who do we frequently see Heinz bodies in?
What is in each jar in the Wright's stain and What is the procedure of each jar?
Where does protein originate from?

38. Free or Unbound TPO
What color is a 22ga needle?
What is the stimulus for platelets
What is the definition of PCV?
What is the normal range for neutrophils in a cow? lymphocytes? monos and eos? basos?

39. Large amounts to be effective - not long lasting - pricey
Does a clot error in collection of CBC/LTT invalidate the sample?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the specific gravity of distilled water?
What are 2 types of RBC tumors?

40. Acetaminophin - maple leaves - onions - and zinc
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
Fibrinogen and WBCs...
What oxidized drugs or chemicals can cause heinz bodies?
When would you use Cryopercipitate on your patient?

41. Low - it takes 6-12 months to build up
This RBC inclusion looks like small round dots that stain bluish - seen in dogs with lead poisoning.
What are the 2 categories of errors in collection of CBC/LTT?
What color is a 18ga needle?
At birth is TP high or low

42. Cow; dusty purple grey
T/F myelodysplasia and erythodysplasia have...
What is the function of albumin?
What is the only species that has color stained in the neutrophil granules? what color do they stain?
Where is the maturation pool located in the body? What is it comprised of?

43. Stage 1: one organ stage 2: stage 1 + regional lymph nodes stage 3: stage 2 + all lymph nodes stage 4: stage 3 + liver and spleen stage 5: stage 4 + BM and blood
What anticoagulant is in a LTT or PTT?
which animal would you use a 16ga needle in? How long is the needle?
How can an animal lose 50% of their blood volume and still be ok?
What are the stages of lymphoid tumors?

44. Cat
What are the 4 presentations of toxic neutrophils
What is serum?
Why might you not want to use EDTA blood to view Mycoplasma haemofelis?
What is the only species that has basophil granules uniform round pale blue gray?

45. Factor VIII and von Willibrand (vWB) factor by endothelial cells
Regarding the Absolute Retic Count.....< 60 -000 = ___________ > 60 -000 = ___________
What are neutrophil nuclear immatures commonly referred to?
What two factors does the vascular part of primary hemostasis produce? And By what cells specifically?
What type of anticoagulant is in a grey top tube?

46. Blood gases
Define thromboembolic disorder
What do you look for to identify a monocyte?
What is the specific use for GreenTT?
What type of count can we do to determine bone marrows response to anemia

47. Fibrin clot
The final product of secondary hemostasis is a stable ____ _______ which seals larger blood vessel defects
What 2 ways does a platelet form?
____________ is often seen in ruminants with cobalt deficiencies and poodles with defective erythrogenesis
List 6 tests to evaluate RBCs

48. Maintains osmotic pressure
Which test is best to diagnose warfarin poisoning?
What are some disadvantages of Oxyglobin?
What is the function of albumin?
What do the granules look like in a dog - horse - or cow basophil?

49. WBC identification rule of thumb
Judge the cells by the company that they keep is a...
Mammalian hematology has platelets and avian hematology has ___________
What type of anticoagulant is in a BTT
What do monocytes do?

50. 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
chromatin
Give 4 examples of hemolysis errors in collection of CBC/LTT
What is the method for BMBT?
Why do we stage lymphoid tumors?