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What term refers to non biological materials used to calibrate equipment?

Standards

What term refers to biological materials used in quality assurance programs?

Controls

What are four methods of urine collection?

Cystocentesis, free flow, catheterization, bladder expression

Voiding bladder too frequently

Pollakiuria

Increased urine output

Polyuria (PU)

Painful urination

Dysuria

Slow urination

Stranguria

No urine output

Anuria

Decreased urine output

Oliguria

Increased water intake

Polydypsia (PD)

Isothenuria

Urine Specific Gravity ranging from 1.008 to 1.012, approaching the glomerular filtration rate.

Presence of glucose in urine

Glucoseuria

Ictotest

A tablet test for urine bilirubin detection.

Hematest

A tablet test to detect occult blood in urine.

Hematuria

Blood in the urine

Sulfasalicylic acid test

Test to detect both albumin and globulins in urine.

Normal P/C ratio

<0.5

Enriched media

Contains extra nutrients to meet the requirements of fastidious pathogens. May contain egg, blood, or serum.

Selective media

Contain antibacterial elements to facilitate the isolation of certain pathogens.

Synthetic media

Made from pure chemical substances.

Differential media

Allows bacteria to be differentiated into groups based on their chemical reactions on the medium.

Hemolytic patterns on media

Complete (beta hemolysis) - a clear, colorless zone surrounding the colony


Incomplete (alpha hemolysis) - caused by physical destruction of red blood cells


Double-zone (delta hemolysis) - consists of an inner zone of beta and outer zone of alpha


No hemolysis - gamma

MIC

Minimal inhibitory concentration

The four basic cytological techniques

Aspirating (includes FNA and capillary technique)


Imprinting


Tissue scraping


Swabbing

Fluids collected from body cavities are classified in three categories:

Transudates - clear, relatively colorless, few to no cells, low protein, non-inflammatory


Exudates - colored, opaque, high number of cells, high total protein count, characteristic of inflammation


Modified transudates - somewhere between the other two categories

Hazards associated with specific chemicals are described in:

The material safety data sheets

He bacterial agent that causes toxoplasmosis is classified as having which biohazard level?

Level two

Regulations related to the safe shipment of potentially hazardous for infectious materials in the US are mandated by

The US Department of Transportation

True or False: chemicals transferred into secondary containers always require special hazard labeling.

False

True or False: use of personal protective equipment such as lead lined x-ray gloves is optional.

False

The scope and extent of worker training and the documentation of that training are contained in

The Chemical Hygiene Plan

True or False: most diagnostic samples from veterinary patient sent to outside laboratories for analysis fall into Category B.

True

Infectious canine hepatitis is classified as which biohazard level?

Level one

The government agency that is responsible for enforcing safety regulations in the workplace is

OSHA

The use of a fume Hood when handling chemicals is an example of what?

Engineering controls

A refractometer is calibrated using

Distilled water

A pipette that has a double edged or frosted band at the top is designated as:

"To deliver with blow-out"

Which type of pipette is used only to add liquid to another liquid and then must be rinsed with the first liquid?

"To contain"

The optical surface of the refractometer is cleaned immediately after use with:

Lens paper

A urine sample that contains sediment is most appropriately placed in what kind of tube before centrifugation?

Conical

The processing of blood components requires what kind of centrifuge?

A refrigerated centrifuge

Which of the following does not require an adapter for use with different sizes of test tubes?

Waterless bead baths

Which of the following diagrams depicts a properly balanced centrifuge?

A.

The final magnification of a specimen being viewed via a 10x ocular objective and a 40x objective lens is:

400

Flat field objective lenses are also referred to as what?

Planachromatic

The part of the microscope that functions to aim and focus the light through the specimen is what?

The condenser

True or False: mineral oil can be used in place of immersion oil with the oil immersion lens.

False

The part of the microscope that functions to regulate the amount of light through the specimen is:

The iris diaphragm

The final magnification of a specimen being viewed via a 10x ocular objective lens and a 100x objective lens is:

1000x

If needed, the preferred cleaning solution to be used for the routine cleaning of a microscope lens is:

Methanol

If needed, the preferred cleaning solution to be used for the removal of excess oil from the microscope lens is:

Xylene

Which term refers to how close a test result is to the actual patient value?

Accuracy

Which term refers to the reproducibility of a test result?

Precision

A product that is analyzed in the same manner as a patient sample and used to verify test results is called

Control

The ability of a testing method to be accurate and precise is referred to as

Reliability

Collecting a blood sample from a patient that is not properly fasted is an example of what kind of error?

Preanalytic

An improperly maintained analyzer can introduce what kind of error?

Analytic

The urinary system includes:

Two kidneys, one urethra, two ureters, and one urinary bladder.

The kidneys of what animal have a lobulated appearance?

The cow.

The hilus is:

The indented area on the side of the kidney.

What is the basic functional unit of the kidney?

The Nephron.

The insufficient production of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior pituitary gland can result in what?

Polyuria

The urinary bladder is lined with what kind of cells?

Transitional epithelial cells

The term that describes a decrease in the volume of voided urine over a 24-hour period is what?

Oliguria

The term that describes an increase in the volume of voided urine over a 24-hour period is what?

Polyuria

Preferred specimen collection method for urine samples that require culture and sensitivity testing is:

Cystocentesis

Samples collected by which method are often contaminated with cells from the distal genital tract?

Free catch

When collecting samples by cystocentesis, direct the needle which way?

Dorsocaudally

Urine samples should be analyzed within how many hours after collection if not refrigerated?

Less than 1 hour

Which test should be performed before refrigerating a urine sample?

Specific gravity

The term that describes an increase in the frequency of urination over a 24-hour period is what?

Pollakiuria

Normal urine output for adult dogs and cats is approximately how many mLs / kgs bodyweight per day?

20 to 40

The term that describes the absence of urine production is what?

Anuria

Urine with a low specific gravity often has this appearance.

Clear

Urine with a high specific gravity often has this appearance.

Yellowish Brown

Which urine constituent is most likely to be elevated during late pregnancy and cows and ewes?

Ketones

What is the best way to differentiate between hematuria and hemoglobinuria?

Centrifusion the urine, and examine the sediment microscopically for red blood cells.

Which test is used to confirm the presence of bilirubin when detected with a dipstick test?

Ictotest

Which test can be used to measure the total sugar in the urine?

Clinitest

Which test is used to confirm the presence of excess protein when detected with the dipstick test?

Clsulfosalicylic acid turbidity

Which urine crystal is commonly associated with ethylene glycol toxicity in small animals?

Calcium oxalate

Which type of crystal found in alkaline urine is often described as having a coffin lid appearance?

Struvite

Which common crystal gives equine urine its milky appearance?

Calcium carbonate

Which crystals are commonly found in the urine of Dalmatian dogs?

Uric acid

This crystal appears to be flat and has six sides.

Cystine

An organism with growth that is inhibited by the absence of oxygen is described as what kind?

Facultative anaerobes

An organism with growth that is enhanced by the presence of low oxygen tension is described as what kind?

Microaerophilic

An organism with growth that requires high levels of carbon dioxide is described as what kind?

Capnophilic

Most pathogenic bacteria are:

Mesophiles

Rod-shaped bacteria are described as:

Bacilli

A type of culture media that contains additives that allow certain microorganisms to grow while inhibiting the growth of others is which kind?

Selective

A type of culture media that contains additives that detect certain biochemical reactions of the bacteria is what kind?

Differential

Which media is recommended for culture and sensitivity testing?

Mueller-Hinton

Pathogenic bacteria exhibit what kind of hemolysis on blood agar?

Beta hemolysis

Acid fast stains are used primarily for the identification of which

Mycobacterium

For best results, microbiology samples must be collected in which fashion?

Aseptically

The most common cause of diagnostic failure with microbiological specimens is what?

Specimen contamination during collection

The first step in collecting samples for dermatophyte testing is:

Cleaning the area to minimize surface contamination

Bacterial samples from hollow organs are usually collected by:

Aspiration

An example of an area that is likely to contain a single organism is:

Urine collected by cystocentesis

The primary stain component for most gram staining kits is:

Crystal violet

The mordant component for most gram staining kits is:

Iodine

The counterstain component for most gram staining kits is:

Safranin

When gram stain results are ambiguous which procedure is performed?

KOH

The stain that is primarily used to detect mycobacterium and nocardia species is:

Ziehl-Neelsen

The stain that is primarily used to detect spirochetes and rickettsiae is:

Giemsa

Fluorescent stains are primarily used for the identification of which organisms?

Pseudomonas

A bacterial culture that is used for endospore staining should be approximately how many hours old?

48 hours

The technique that is designed to isolate pure cultures of bacteria is:

The quadrant streak method

Routine cultures are incubated for how many hours before initial examination?

18 hours

The purpose of a candle jar is to what?

Increase carbon dioxide levels

Terms that describe the form of a colony on a plate include:

Rhizoid

Agar slant tubes are usually inoculated with what method?

The slant S streak

Culture and sensitivity tests are evaluated by measuring what?

The zone of inhibition

He preferred culture media for performing the sensitivity test is

Mueller-Hinton

The application of undiluted urine directly to the culture and sensitivity test plate is referred to as what?

Direct sensitivity test

Inoculating the culture and sensitivity test plate with cookies from a poor culture is referred to as what method?

Indirect sensitivity

The numbers of colony-forming units on a culture plate of a sample of urine collected by cystocentesis are considered significant when more than how many units are present per milliliter of urine?

1000

Which test requires the use of a microscope slide with a concave area?

The hanging drop motility test

Kovacs reagent is used to determine whether bacteria produce what?

Indole

Hydrogen peroxide is the reagent for what test?

Catalase

A positive catalase test is indicated by the production of what?

Bubbles on the slide

If the milk/reagent mixture in the California Mastitis Test thickens immediately, with some gel formation, the result is recorded as what?

A distinct positive

Most fungi are composed of structures called:

Hyphae

The culture media that is most often used for the growth of fungi and yeasts is:

Sabouraud agar

A useful stain for the evaluation of fungal organisms is:

Lactophenol cotton blue

The preferred method for the testing of dermatophytes is to:

Pluck some hairs from the periphery of the lesions and perform a culture

Culture specimens from microsporum or trichophyton should be collected from where?

The periphery of the lesion

The Tzanck preparation is a type of which sample collection?

Imprint

The fine needle aspiration of soft masses is best performed with the use of what size needle and syringe?

A 21 to 25 gauge needle and a 10 mL syringe

Paracentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from:

The abdomen

When collecting swab samples moisten the swab with what to minimize cell damage?

Saline

Tissue samples for histopathologic examination are often fixed in what?

Formalin

Cystocentesis refers to the collection of fluid samples from which organ?

The urinary bladder

The preferred method of sample preparation for a highly viscous sample is what?

A starfish smear

The preferred fixative for most cytology specimens is:

Methanol

The preferred method of sample preparation for a sample with very low cellularity is:

A line smear

A stain that provides excellent nuclear and nucleolar detail is:

New methylene blue

Fluid samples are generally aliquoted into plain sterile tubes as well as a tube that contains which anticoagulant?

EDTA

A sample that contains more than 85% neutrophils is described as:

Suppurative

A sample that contains more than 15% macrophages is described as:

Granulomatous

The term for a nucleus that appears small, condensed, and dark is:

Pyknotic

And unusual variation in the size of nuclei in a cytology sample is termed:

Anisokaryosis

And then usual variation in the size of nucleoli in a cytology sample is termed:

Anisonucleoliosis

A type of tumor that is usually highly cellular and that normally exfoliates in clusters is:

An epithelial cell carcinoma

A type of tumor that is characterized by spindle-shaped cells, low cellularity, and cells that exfoliates singly is:

Mesenchymal

Round cells that are usually a slightly larger than lymphoblasts and that have distinctive purple-staining granules are:

Mast cells

A cell with prominent dark black granules is a:

Melanoma

Term that describes a fragmented condensed nucleus is:

Karyorrhexis

The term that describes fluid that appears milky and that results from the presence of emulsified fats is:

Chylous

Normal peritoneal and pleural fluids have less than how many nucleated cells per microliter?

10,000

The cells that line body cavities and that may become reactive and be shed when abnormal fluids accumulate in cavities are:

Mesothelial cells

A type of fluid with low cellularity, low total protein, and a mixture of monocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes is referred to as:

Transudate

A plasma cell that contains secretory vesicles of immunoglobulin is referred to as:

A Mott cell

Which cell type is predominant during anestrus?

Non cornified squamous epithelial

What is a potential cause of chronic skin lesions and ear infections that may be seen in swabs taken from normal animals?

Malassezia

Which cell type is predominant during estrus?

Cornified squamous epithelial cells

When platelets are activated, what do they express on their surface?

Phosphatidylserine

Tissue factor binds to what in the plasma to initiate the coagulation reactions?

Factor VIII

What serves to stabilize the platelet plug?

Von Willebrand factor

The formation of coagulation complexes results in the activation of:

Factor X

The breakdown of the clot involves interaction with:

Tissue plasminogen activator

Which anticoagulant is preferred for platelet testing?

EDTA

The preferred anticoagulant got most plasma assays of coagulation is:

Sodium citrate

The proper ratio of blood to citrate anticoagulant is:

1:9

The Coag Dx analyzer uses what technology to evaluate coagulation?

LED detector

The PFA-100 analyzer uses what technology to evaluate coagulation?

Collagen-coated membrane

The average size of the individual platelets is recorded as the:

Mean platelet volume

A measure of the percentage of the total blood volume that is comprised of platelets is what?

Plateletcrit

Variability in the size of platelets is evaluated with what?

Platelet distribution width

A measure of the percentage of platelets that are larger than normal is:

Platelet large cell ratio

Newly released platelets that contain high levels of RNA are referred to as what?

Reticulated platelets

A coagulation test that uses a tube containing diatomaceous earth is what?

ACT

A coagulation test that evaluates the extrinsic coagulation pathway is

PT

D-Dimer and FDP test can be used to evaluate what?

Tertiary hemostasis

The PIVKA test can be used to evaluate:

Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity

A primary essay for the evaluation of platelet number and function is what?

Buccal mucosa bleeding time

Which coagulation assay is a good screening test for rodenticide ingestion?

Prothrombin time

The most common inherited disorder of domestic animals is:

Von Willebrand disease

The correct term for the presence of pinpoint hemorrhage is:

Petechia

Patients with DIC often have evidence of what on the differential blood cell film?

Schistocytes

Hemophilia A is due to deficient or defective production of:

Factor VII

The most common coagulation disorder of domestic animals is:

Thrombocytopenia

The vitamin K dependent coagulation factors are:

Factors II,VII, IX, and X

The primary site for the production of coagulation factors is:

The liver

The preferred sample for most blood chemistry assays is:

Serum

The fluid portion of the blood that contains fibrinogen but no cells is:

Plasma

Serum that appears pink after centrifugation is described as:

Hemolyzed

Serum that appears yellow after centrifugation is described as:

Icteric

Serum that appears milky after centrifugation is described as:

Lipemic

The presence of ____ in a sample causes light scattering when analyzed and is likely to falsely ____ test values.

Lipemia; increase

The photometer that uses a filter to select the wavelength is referred to as:

A colorimeter

The type of assay that requires a standard to be analyzed concurrently and in the same manner as the patient sample is referred to as:

One-point calibration

The type of assay that requires a standard to be analyzed concurrently and in the same manner as the patient sample is referred to as:

One-point calibration

The type of assay that is commonly used for the measurement of enzyme activity is:

Kinetic assay

For a solution to be measured with spectrophotometry, dissolution must adhere to the principle of which law?

Beer Lambert's Law

A type of analyzer that contains specific electrodes that are configured to allow for interaction with just one ion is referred to as:

A potentiometer

The A/G ratio refers to:

Albumin/globulin

The enzyme that is found both free in the cytoplasm and bound to the mitochondrial membrane and that may be elevated with liver disease or muscle injury is:

AST

A liver specific enzyme that can be used to evaluate liver function in horses is:

Iditol (sorbitol) dehydrogenase

The enzyme that can be used to evaluate muscular damage is:

Creatine kinase

For which of the following species would bile acid testing not be useful? Horses, cows, dogs, or cats?

Cows

What component is assayed to determine the cause of jaundice, to evaluate liver function, and to check the patency of bile ducts?

Bilirubin

In older animals, nearly all circulating alkaline phosphatase comes from which organ?

The liver

The most commonly used tests of kidney function in dogs are:

BUN and creatinine

The most commonly used test of kidney function in birds is:

Uric acid

A type of kidney function test that makes use of test substance has eliminated both by glomerular filtration and renal secretion is:

ERPF

A mathematical manipulation that describes the excretion of specific electrolytes relative to the glomerular filtration rate is:

Fractional clearance of electrolytes

A byproduct of muscle metabolism that may be used to evaluate kidney function is:

Creatinine

Dehydration usually results in:

Azotemia

A useful test to detect ketoacidosis is:

Beta-hydroxybutyrate

The most common tests used to evaluate the acinar function of the pancreas are:

Amylase and lipase

A sensitive and specific test for the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in dogs is:

Trypsinlike immunoreactivity

A test used in dogs and cats that provides an indication of the average glucose concentration over the previous one to two weeks is:

Fructosamine

A test used in dogs that provides an indication of the average glucose concentration over the previous three to four months is:

Glycosylated hemoglobin

What test is considered the most sensitive indicator of pancreatitis in cats?

Pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity

The ketone that is produced in greater abundance in ketoacidotic patients is:

Beta-Hydroxybutyrate

Under normal circumstances, blood glucose levels peak ____ after the administration of glucose and return to normal within ____.

30 minutes; 2 hours

Hypernatremia refers to an elevated blood level of:

Sodium

Hypokalemia refers to a reduced blood level of:

Potassium

The primary extracellular cation that is commonly measured in veterinary species is:

Sodium

The primary intracellular cation that is commonly measured in veterinary species is:

Potassium

The primary and ion that plays a role in the body's buffer system and that aids in the transport of carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs is:

Bicarbonate

The most common cause of excess blood cortisol is:

Misuse of glucocorticoid therapy

Addison's disease is the result of:

Hypoadrenocorticism

Cushing's disease is a result of:

Hyperadrenocorticism

Increased ____ levels indicate hypoxia or hypoperfusion.

Lactate

Increased ____ levels indicate muscle damage.

Creatinine kinase

Antibodies are produced by:

B lymphocytes

The cell that can differentiate into a macrophage when in tissue spaces is the:

Monocyte

Which of the following is a component of adaptive immunity? Lysosomes, skin, hydrochloric acid, or complement?

Hydrochloric acid

Which leukocytes are involved in both adaptive and non-adaptive immune systems?

Neutrophils

Substances that are capable of generating a response from the immune system are referred to as:

Antigens

An antigen-antibody reaction that results in the formation of insoluble particles is:

Precipitation

The primary immunoglobulin involved in mucosal immunity is:

IgA

A test that yields a negative result on a sample that is in fact negative is said to be highly:

Specific

What term refers to a test that has the ability to yield positive results on a sample that is in fact positive?

Sensitivity

The most common type of immunologic test performed in practice is:

ELISA

For the detection of a specific antigen, the solid phase of an ELISA test contains:

Antibody

Rapid immunomigration is also referred to as:

Lateral flow assay

The most serious transfusion reactions in canine patients occur in dogs that are positive for ____ and that are given mismatched transfusions.

DEA 1.1

The vast majority of cats in the United States have which blood type?

A

A major cross-match involves the mixing of:

Recipient serum and donor cells

An agglutination reaction with evidence of many small agglutinates and some free cells would be designated as grade:

1

The primary method of blood typing in reference laboratories is:

The tube method

Canine agglutination blood typing is used to determine whether dogs are positive for:

DEA 1.1

Neonatal isoerythrolysis has been documented in kittens of which blood type queens?

B

The card agglutination assay for blood typing requires a sample collected with:

EDTA

A minor cross-match involves the mixing of:

Donor serum and recipient cells

The most serious transfusion reactions in feline patients occur in cats with what blood type that are given mismatch transfusions?

B

Allergies are mediated by:

IgE

A term that can be used to describe hives is:

Urticaria

A condition that involves swelling of the dermis is:

Angioedema

Test sites for intradermal testing should be at least ____ apart from each other.

2 centimeters

The positive control for the intradermal test is given a grade of:

+ 4

The Coombs test is used to diagnose:

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia

With regard to antibody titers, which statement is most accurate?



-Results are reported as either positive or negative.


-The higher the dilution, the more antibody in the sample.


-A single, high-dilution titer is indicative of an active infection.


-The higher the dilution, the harder the immunologist had to look to find antibody in the sample.

The higher the dilution, the more antibody in the sample.

A type of immunologic test that is commonly used to detect and diagnose brucellosis is:

Agglutination

The Coombs test is an example of what kind of test?

Fluorescent antibody

What test involves the addition of a sample to a plate coated with agar gel?

Immunodiffusion

The type of hypersensitivity reaction mediated by IgE is:

Type I

The type of hypersensitivity reaction mediated by T cells is:

Type IV

IMHA is an example of what kind of hypersensitivity?

Type II

What kind of hypersensitivity disorder is an immune complex disorder?

Type III

Atopy is example of what hypersensitivity?

Type I