Hematology

Question 0

Why do you do a Reticulocytes count?

Answer 0

To measure a regenerative response

Question 1

What’s the equation for a corrected white blood count?

Answer 1

Observed WBC count * 100/ 100 + NRBC

Question 2

What dye do you use for a Reticulocytes count?

Answer 2

Methylene blue

Question 3

What are the two types of Reticulocytes in cats?

Answer 3

Punctate and aggregate

Question 4

What are punctate Reticulocytes?

Answer 4

2-8 Basophilic stipples

Question 5

What is aggregate Reticulocytes?

Answer 5

Basophilic lines , more typical reticulocytes

Question 6

What cat Reticulocytes do you count?

Answer 6

Aggregate

Question 7

When will fibrinogen levels increase?

Answer 7

During inflammation

Question 8

How can you measure fibrinogen levels?

Answer 8

By heating plasma to 56 C

Question 9

What does heating up fibrinogen do?

Answer 9

Fibrinogen pellets out but other plasma protiens stay suspended

Question 10

What indicates incompatibility for cross matching?

Answer 10

Agglutination

Question 11

How many types of blood do cats have?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

How many types of blood do dogs have?

Answer 12

11

Question 13

What is an observed Reticulocytes count?

Answer 13

of Reticulocytes / 1000 RBC

Question 14

What is an absolute Reticulocytes count?

Answer 14

Reticulocytes percent X RBC count (10^6/ul)

Question 15

What are normal retic counts in dogs and cats?

Answer 15

D60,000 and C<15,000

Question 16

What are weak retic counts in dogs and cats?

Answer 16

D150,000 and C50,000

Question 17

What are moderate retic counts in Dogs and cats

Answer 17

D300,000 and cat100,000

Question 18

What are strong retic counts in dogs and cats?

Answer 18

D750000 and cats >200000