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Normal Dog PCV |
29-55% |
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Normal Cat PCV |
25-41% |
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what is another name for total protein or TP |
Total Solids or TS |
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Normal TP (cat and dog) |
6.0-7.5 g/dl
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which knob do you adjust first on a microscope when preparing to view a sample? the fine adjustment knob or the coarse adjustment knob |
coarse adjustment knob and then fine adjustment knob
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what is the highest power on a microscope? lowest?
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100x lens
4x lens |
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which lens is considered an oil lens? |
100 x power lens
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What do you do if you are able to focus on blood smear on the 10x lens but cannot focus on the 40x lens
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flip the slide over ;)
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total protein is calculated on what instrument
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refractometer
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where does the buffy coat lie on a hematocrit tube after it has been spun down? |
above the packed RBCs and below the plasma
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Another name for PCV |
hematocrit |
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true or false: hematocrit tubes only come in one size |
false |
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with a dehydrated patient, the PCV will be increased or decreased? |
decreased |
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yellow plasma indicates |
liver disease/liver insult |
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milky white or strawberry plasma indicates |
post prandial sample or lipemic sample |
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pink or red plasma indicates |
hemolysis due to poor sampling technique or a hemolytic anemia |
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to obtain a true triglyceride level, the pet should be fasted __________ hours prior to blood draw |
12 hours |
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PCV divided by 6 = |
RBC count estimate |
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PCV divided by 3 = |
hemoglobin estimate |
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decreased PCV with a normal TP indicates |
anemia |
