Final Flashcards
Which method of minimizing workplace hazards is up to the employee to wear to decrease exposure?
Personal protective equipment
Which method of minimizing workplace hazards change the environment to decrease exposure?
engineering controls
Which test uses conjugated antibodies in the test cassette that bind to sample antigen. Once bound the antibody-antigen complex migrates to the reading area where a second antibody is present to catch the complex?
rapid immunomigration
Which test detects segments of microbe DNA?
PCR
The plasma of a patient is icteric. What color is that and what might that mean?
yellow; liver damage
Which RBC abnormality is indicative of autoimmune disease?
agglutination
Which is associated with an infection in the kidney?
WBC cast
Which means intact RBC in urine?
hematuria
Select all the components that can change if urine is stored in the refrigerator to analyze later(4):
bilirubin
specific gravity
PH
Crystals
Select all the components of the urinary system(4):
nephron
glomerulus
urethra
ureter
What disease is associated with glucosuria?
Diabetes mellitus
What disease is associated with bilirubinuria?
Hepatic damage
Which is part of the chemical exam of urine?
Glucose
Which cells are normal to find in voided urine samples in moderate numbers?
squamous epithelial cells
What disease is associated with proteinuria?
Renal damage
Which test yield’s important information on what larger components are in the urine?
Sediment
Which tests are commonly run on dogs to diagnose hypothyroid disease?
T3, T4, free T4, TSH
Select all the things that can affect BUN:
strenuous exercise
dehydration
high protein diet
The use of which kind of chemical analyzer is associated with a more accurate measurement and a lower cost, but all tests must be run on the sample (can’t do individual tests)?
WET
Which causes hemoglobin to become methemoglobin and is from over fertilized pasture?
nitrite/nitrate
Which liver enzymes are associated with liver damage in large animals?
SDH (SD) and GLDH
Which test indicates blood glucose levels for a 2 week period?
fructosamine
Which test will show the glucose level over the previous 2-3 months?
Hemoglobin A1C
Which causes renal failure and calcium oxalate crystals to form in the urine?
ethylene glycol
Select all the components that can increase the blood glucose level:
cortisol (steroids)
thyroxine
glucagon
Primary sperm defects occur during storage.
FALSE
Take a sperm sample and mix well with stain. Then make a slide and count stained vs unstained sperm. Which test is was just described?
Live to dead sperm ratio
Which word best describes a sample that has neutrophils that make up >85% of the total number of cells present?
suppurative
What changes can be found in malignant cytology samples?
changes in size of nucleus and increased mitosis
