Lab 1 - Haematology Flashcards
What are the different experiment at the lab?
- Blod drawing
- Determining blood clotting time
- Determining hematocrit
- Measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Determining the density of blood and blood plasma
- Differential white blood cell counting
What is the appropriate size of the needle when venipuncture of small animals?
20-25 Gauge (G)
What is the appropriate size of the needle when venipuncture of large animals?
16-20 Gauge
What is the appropriate angel to hold the needle when venipuncture?
15-30 degrees
What are the venipuncture site of the Horse?
V. Jugularis
What are the venipuncture site of the Cattle?
V. Jugularis
V. coccygea
V. subcutanea abdominis
What are the venipuncture site of the Swine?
V. cava cranialis
What are the venipuncture site of the Sheep’s, Goats?
V. jugularis
What are the venipuncture site of the Dogs?
V. Cephalica antebrachii
V. Jugularis
V. Saphena
What are the venipuncture site of the Rabits?
V. auricularis lateralis
What are the venipuncture site of the Poultry?
V. axillaris
V. cutanea ulnaris
What will cause hematocrit and increase the white blood cell count?
Increased epinephrine levels as a result of excitation caused by blood withdrawal process itself will cause the hematocrit and white blood cell count to be increased.
Which color does the blood serum have?
Transparent, colorless, sometimes yellowish.
How do you get defibrillated blood? And what happens
By shaking the tube, the fibrinogen turns into fibrin.
Why does not blood coagulate in the body?
The blood getting into the cavities of the body gets defibrillated doe to the constant movement of the organs.