Common Blood Tests Flashcards
How many times a day is phenobarbital given?
Once or twice daily
What is phenobarbital used to treat?
Used to treat seizures in epileptic patients.
Therapeutic levels of phenobarbital should be checked how often?
Every three months but can be done up to every six months.
What happens when phenobarbital levels are too high and order too low?
If they are too low breakthrough seizures if they’re too high could exhibit lethargy and appetence and sedation
What are the two phenobarbital level check tests and what do they require?
This single sample phenobarbital level test and the other is a peak trough It requires two blood samples to be drawn at a specific amount of time apart.
What is the optimum time post pill to test?
6-8
What is potassium bromide used to treat?
It’s used to treat epileptic patients
In what tube should a KBr level test should be put into?
Into a red top tube
How often is KBr given and why?
It’s given once or twice daily to maintain therapeutic levels to achieve effectiveness.
Digoxin is also called what and what does it treat?
It is also called Digitalis and it treats various heart related problems.
Digoxin tests are drawn into what tube?
It is drawn into a red top tube.
KBr levels can tested how often and with how many samples taken?
It can done every three months optimally but can also be done every six with one blood test.
What are some of the side effects of Digoxin if levels are not appropriately monitored?
LOA, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, blurred vision, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, and/or depression.
What does a T4 test, test for?
Tests the basic hormone levels produced by the thyroid gland.
A T4 test goes into what type of blood tube?
Red top or tiger top
When the thyroid gland is under producing hormone it is called what? What medication is used to treat?
It’s hypothyroid, treated with levothyroxine.
When the thyroid gland is over producing hormone it is called what? It is treated with what medication?
Hyperthyroid, treated with Tapazole (Methimazole)
Testing should be done how often?
Every three months or by discretion of the Dvm.
The test should be taken how many hours post last pill?
6-8 hours
What is a Free T4 test?
It tests for hypo/hyper thyroidism but can also differentiate from a sick thyroid to a normally functioning thyroid.
The Free T4 test is drawn into what blood tube?
Into a red or tiger top.
How often should digoxin levels be checked and why?
Every three months due to the narrow margin of effectiveness and toxicity.
CBC/CHEM are drawn into what blood tubes?
CBC into the lavender and the CHEM into the tiger top.
CBC is a test for what?
It’s used to assess the quality/quantity of red/white blood cells and platelets. Abnormal levels can indicate disease hence it is most common blood test done as an overview of general health status.
What are the names of the red/white blood cells and platelets?
White leukocytes
Red erythrocytes
Platelets thrombocytes
The chem tests for what?
Organ functions
A quantitative C6 tests is drawn into what blood tube and tests for what?
It tests for exposure to Lyme bacterium and is drawn into a Tiger top tube.
A c6 test done at various times but especially when?
an animal tests positive Lyme 4dx. It helps to detect the severity of the infection.
What is the idexx 4dx test drawn into?
Into a tiger top
What is Lyme caused by and what happens when there is a positive test?
Caused by tick bite carrying Borrelia borgderferi and is followed up with a c6 test when it is positive.
Anaplasmosis is transferred by what and is what?
By tick bite and it is a parasite
Erlichiosis is transferred by what and is what?
By tick bite it is a bacteria.
The Free T4 test can be used to confirm dx when?
Before treatment but also can be done after initiating meds.
