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Hematology Add On Flashcards

1
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reticulocyte count

A

a measurment of a regenerative response

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2
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how is a reticulocyte count preformed?

A

drop of stain with drop of blood

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3
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what stain in used for a reiculocyte count?

A

methylene blue stain

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4
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how long does s reticulocyte stain set for?

A

10 minutes

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5
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what do reticulocytes look like?

A

dark spots or lines on a RBC

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6
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what are the reticulocytes that cat have? (2)

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  1. punctate

2. aggregate

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7
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what do punctate reticulocytes look like?

A

2-8 basophilic stipples

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8
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what do aggregate reticulocytes look like?

A

basphiilc lines

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9
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which reticulocyte do you count in cats?

A

aggregate

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10
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how many RBC’s are counted with a reticulocyte count?

A

1000 RBC

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11
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how is a reticulocyte recorded

A

of retics/1000 RBC’s

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12
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how is a NRBC recorded?

A

NRBC/100 RBC

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13
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what is the equation when an NRBC is seen?

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WBC count X 100 / 100 + NRBC

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14
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what can fibrinogen levels in cattle determine?

A

early warning sign for mastitis

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15
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how do you measure fibrinogen levels?

A

heat in a 56 degree celsius water bath for 5 minutes

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16
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what is the equation for fibrinogen levels?

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the difference of the TP after the water bath

17
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what is the type of crossmatching in cats?

A

blood type cards

18
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what is the type of crossmatching in dogs?

A

11 types of blood

19
Q

what can determine incompatability in a crossmatch?

A

agglutination (RBC clumping)

20
Q

what the causes of hematomas? (3)

A
  1. needle pass through the vein
  2. bevel partially in the vein
  3. insufficient pressure after blood draw
21
Q

what anticoagulant can be found in a lavender top tube?

A

EDTA

22
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what tests are lavender top tubes used for?

A

Hematology

23
Q

what are red top tubes used to collect?

A

serum

multiple fluid collecition

24
Q

which blood collection tube has no anticoagulatnt? (2)

A

red top tubes

serum seperator tubes

25
Q

what anticoagulant is found in a green top tube?

A

heparin

26
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what are green top tubes used to collect?

A

plasma

27
Q

which blood collection tube is NOT for hematology?

A

green top tube

28
Q

which heparin can be used on blood machines?

A

lithium heparine

29
Q

what in the serum seperator tube seperates the cells form the serum?

A

Gel

30
Q

what anticoagulant is found int he blue top tubes?

A

sodium citrate

31
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what blood test are blue top tubes used for?

A

clotting times

32
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what is special about sodium citrate?

A

it is reversable so clotting times can be observed

33
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what can be found in gray top tubes?

A

sodium floride

34
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what blood test are gray top tubes used for?

A

blood glucose

35
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why are gray top tubes not used any more?

A

glucometers

36
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what does sodium floride do?

A

binds w/ the glucose

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