Lab Mode-1

Front 1

What is the normal PCV range for a dog?

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37-55%

Front 2

Which color vacutainer is used to obtain serum?

Back 2

Red

Front 3

What is the term that we use for the white to gray layer of a PCV where the white blood cells are located?

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buffy coat

Front 4

What effect could excessive EDTA have on the PCV value?

Back 4

Decrease it

Front 5

Name one condition for an elevated T.P.

Back 5

Dehydration

Front 6

The basic components of a CBC include

WBC count

PCV

Differential

All of the above

Back 6

All of the above

Front 7

Define plasma

Back 7

Liquid portion of whole blood

Front 8

Which of the following are associated with blood coagulation?

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thrombocytes

Front 9

A normal white blood cell count in a canine would fall ito which of the following ranges?

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6,000 - 16,000/mm3

Front 10

What is another name for a PCV?

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hematocrit

Front 11

When examining a PCV, the white to gray layer just above the RBC layer is termed the

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BUFFY COAT.

Front 12

When evaluating a blood smear, it should always first be examined under

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low power

Front 13

Blood smears should be made within how long after obtaining the sample

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as soon as possible

Front 14

If the blood sample cannot be examined, where and for how long may it be stored?

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IN THE REFRIGERATOR FOR UP TO 12 HOURS

Front 15

A wide range of ________ per lO X field indicates a normal white blood cell count

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18-50 (10-30?)

Front 16

________is the preferred anticoagulant because it does not interfere with blood staining characteristics.

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EDTA

Front 17

It is better to have no data at all than to have

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incorrect data

Front 18

. The most commonly performed basic hematology technique is the

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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)

Front 19

Besides measuring the total protein, refractometers are also used to measure

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URINE SPECIFIC GRAVITY

Front 20

When considering the CBC, which of the measurements is the most accurate?

Back 20

HEMATOCRIT (PCV)

Front 21

When considering the CBC, which of the measurements is the most inaccurate?

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RED BLOOD CELL COUNT

Front 22

A normal MCV for dogs is (include the units)

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60 - 75 FEMTOLITERS (FL)

Front 23

The first millimeter of the buffy coat is approximately equal to

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10,000 LEUKOCYTES

Front 24

What is the most common problem related to sample handling?

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DELAY IN PROCESSING

Front 25

What stain is used for general cytology and demonstration of bacteria?

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DIF-QUICK STAIN

Front 26

What effect does excess EDTA have on PCV?

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WILL DILUTE THE SAMPLE

Front 27

List a normal PCV range for a dog and cat

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APPROXIAMTELY 45% FOR A DOG AND 37% FOR A CAT

Front 28

The basic components of the CBC include what information?

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WBC COUNT, RBC COUNT, PCV, TOTAL PROTEIN, DIFFERENTIAL

Front 29

What is another name for PCV and what does it calculate?

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HEMATOCRIT, BLOOD IS SPUN DOWN IN A CENTRIFUGE-a rough estimate of the percentage of red blood cells in a given amount of blood.

Front 30

Name the two other components of the PCV.

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Buffy Coat and Plasma (serum)

Front 31

What are the normals for the red blood cell count?

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6-7 MILLION RBC'S PER CUBIC MILLIMETER

Front 32

Anemia's can be classified as either regenerative or nonregenerative. How do we differentiate between the two?

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BY EXAMING THE BLOOD CELLS ON A SMEAR

Front 33

Chronic inflammatory diseases are usually characterized by what cell?

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MONOCYTES

Front 34

What is the normal WBC count?

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6,000 - 16,000 WBC'S PER CUBIC MILLIMETER

Front 35

Name one condition of an elevated TP level?

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DEHYDRATION

Front 36

What might an elevated TP in conjunction with a low PCV indicate?

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AN ANEMIC DEHYDRATED ANIMAL

Front 37

Describe plasma

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THE LIQUID PORTION OF WHOLE BLOOD

Front 38

Which color top tube is used to obtain plasma?

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PURPLE TOP OR LAVENDAR TOP

Front 39

Describe Serum

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THE LIQUID PORTION OF CLOTTED BLOOD

Front 40

Which color top tube is used to obtain serum?

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RED

Front 41

Normal PCV for a cat

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30-45% (37%)

Front 42

Normal TP for a dog and cat

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6-7.5 g/dl

Front 43

Normal Hgb for a dog and cat

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12-15 g/dl

Front 44

normal platelet count

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200,000-500,000mm/3

Front 45

The parameters of RBC evaluation include

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RBC count, PCV, hemoglobin and morphology

Front 46

An increased TP would indicated?

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dehydration

Front 47

AN increased TP and decreased PCV indicates

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dehydration with anemia

Front 48

Signs of regenerative anemia include? (6)

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decreased PCV, increased retic count, polychromasia, ansiocytosis, macrocytosis and hypochromasia.

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Signs of non-regenerative anemia?

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decreased PCV with no signs of regeneration or bone marrow response.

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RBC maturation sequence

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rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, erythrocyte

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WBC maturation sequence

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Myeoblast, promyelocyte, myelocyte, metamyelocyte, band neutrophil, segmented neutrophil

Front 52

CHaracteristics of a stress leukogram include? (4)

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mature neutrophilia, lymphopenia, eosinopenia and occ. monocytosis