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9-lab Procedures Flashcards

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Anticoagulant

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An agent used to prevent blood from clotting

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2
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Buffy coat

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In spun blood there are three components
The bottom layer is red cells , top layer is is serum or palsma. And thin middle layer in the buffy coat - contains white blood cells and tissue cells

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Cystocentesis

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Method of sterile urine collection done by inserting a needle in urinaty bladder

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4
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EDTA

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type of anticoagulant

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Hemolysis

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Rupture of red blood cells that causes plasma or serum discoloration

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Heparin

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Type of anticoagulant

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7
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Platelet

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Thrombocytes

Important in the initiation of clotting process

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8
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Necropsy

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Dissection of animals body to determine cause of death

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9
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Plasma

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Obtained when blood that has n anticoagulant in it is spun down , composed of serum and fibrinogen

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10
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RBC

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Red blood cells. erythrocytes

Carries oxygen to body cells

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Serum

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The liquid top portion of spun down blood that has no anticoagulant, consist of fluid elements of blood with no fibrinogen

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12
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Supernatant

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The clear fluid above sediment or precipitate

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13
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Vacutainer

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Method of blood collection that uses vacuum present in collection tubes to draw blood

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WBC

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White blood cells, leukocyte a

There are many types that are involved with inflammation and immunity

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15
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2 types of labs

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In house and reference

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In house descriptions

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Quick, limited text options , multiple samples run daily, cost and Qc-variable

17
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Reference description.

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Qc- assured , cost effective , wide variety of tests

18
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Commercial snap test kits can predict ?

A 
Heartworm
FeLV
Tick disease 
Antifreeze - 24 hr window 
Parvovirus 
Pancreatitis 
Detect specific disease
19
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Hemolysis -

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Rupture of blood red cells creating pink to rust discoloration to serum or plasma that interfered w test

20
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Red test tube

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No anticoagulant, used for sterile samples

21
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Purple test tube

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Contains EDTA

Anticoagulant drug monitoring so gains a clot activator gel

22
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Tiger test tube

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SST- serum separator tube

Don’t use for therapeutic drug monitoring contains a clot activator gel

23
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Green

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Contains heparin as anticoagulant

Used in house

24
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Blue test tube

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Contains anticoagulant sodium citrate

Bleeding disorder

25
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Jugular vein

A

Preferred for large quantities of. Looks

Saves cephalic vein for Ivs

26
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Cephalic vein

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Top front leg

Second choice

27
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2 types of labs

A

In house and reference

28
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In house descriptions

A

Quick, limited text options , multiple samples run daily, cost and Qc-variable

29
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Reference description.

A

Qc- assured , cost effective , wide variety of tests

30
Q

Commercial snap test kits can predict ?

A 
Heartworm
FeLV
Tick disease 
Antifreeze - 24 hr window 
Parvovirus 
Pancreatitis 
Detect specific disease
31
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Hemolysis -

A

Rupture of blood red cells creating pink to rust discoloration to serum or plasma that interfered w test

32
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Red test tube

A

No anticoagulant, used for sterile samples

33
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Purple test tube

A

Contains EDTA

Anticoagulant drug monitoring so gains a clot activator gel

34
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Tiger test tube

A

SST- serum separator tube

Don’t use for therapeutic drug monitoring contains a clot activator gel

35
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Green

A

Contains heparin as anticoagulant

Used in house

36
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Blue test tube

A

Contains anticoagulant sodium citrate

Bleeding disorder

37
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Jugular vein

A

Preferred for large quantities of. Looks

Saves cephalic vein for Ivs

38
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Cephalic vein

A

Top front leg

Second choice

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