Hematology Cont.

Question 1

What does a Reticulocyte Count measure?

Answer 1

regenerative response

Question 2

What dye do you use for a Reticulocyte Count?

Answer 2

methylene blue

Question 3

How many types of reticulocytes do cats have?

Answer 3

2 - Punctate and Aggregate

Question 4

What do Punctate reticulocytes look like? Do you count these?

Answer 4

1. 2-8 basophilic stipples

2. don’t count

Question 5

What do Aggregate reticulocytes look like? Do you count these?

Answer 5

1. basophilic lines, typical reticulocyte

2. only count these

Question 6

How do Nucleated Red Blood Cells artificially elevate WBC counts? (2)

Answer 6

1. WBC unopette lyses everything without a nucleus

2. If RBC have a nucleus, it is not lysed, therefore counted as a WBC

Question 7

If you find any NRBC, what do you need to do? (2)

Answer 7

1. keep track of how many you see

2. correct the WBC count

Question 8

When do Fibrinogen levels increase?

Answer 8

during inflammation

Question 9

What animals are fibrinogen tests useful?

Answer 9

dairy cows for early signs of mastitis

Question 10

What temperature do you have to heat up a hematocrit to pellet out fibrinogen?

Answer 10

56* C

Question 11

What is cross matching used for?

Answer 11

used to determine compatibility for blood transfusions

Question 12

What are the two types of cross matching?

Answer 12

1. major

2. minor

Question 13

How many blood types do cats have?

Answer 13

3

Question 14

How many blood types do dogs have?

Answer 14

11

Question 15

How can you blood type for a cat?

Answer 15

by using cards similar to humans