Lab

Question 1

What blood components are disintegrated when hemolysis occurs?

Answer 1

Red blood cells

Question 2

If a patient experiences diarrhea due to Trichuris vulpis, when should the veterinary technician advise a follow-up fecal examination and deworming?

Answer 2

3 months

Question 3

What anticoagulant is the most effective preservative for use in blood glucose testing?

Answer 3

Sodium Fluoride

Question 4

A 10 year old female poodle has just finished a 2 week course of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. Which urine collection method is preferred for follow-up testing in this patient?

Answer 4

Cystocentesis

Question 5

Which fecal floatation solution is preferred when testing for the presence of Giardia?

Answer 5

Zinc Sulfate

Question 6

Which immunoglobulin is present in the greatest concentration in the bloodstream?

Answer 6

IgG

Question 7

which immunoglobulin is the first antibody made to fight new infection, mainly found in blood and lymph.

Answer 7

IgM

Question 8

what immunoglobulin is 75% of serum antibodies, found in all body fluids, help against bacteria and viruses.

Answer 8

IgG

Question 9

what immunoglobulin is mainly found on mucous membranes.

Answer 9

IgA

Question 10

what immunoglobulin has small amounts in blood, MYSTERIOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN.

Answer 10

IgD

Question 11

Given a PCV of 42%, what is the estimated hemoglobin value?

Answer 11

14g/dl

Question 12

how do you find hemoglobin?

Answer 12

Hemoglobin = PCV/3

Question 13

What would likely be seen on a urinalysis and CBC of a patient with significant dehydration but that is otherwise healthy?

Answer 13

Increased urine SG and increased PCV

Question 14

Which erythrocyte abnormality is seen in dogs with lead poisoning?

Answer 14

Basophilic Stippling

Question 15

Prolonged corticosteroid therapy in dogs is known to cause an increase in serum levels of which enzyme?

Answer 15

Alkaline Phosphatase

Question 16

What laboratory test evaluates kidney function and is a breakdown product of protein?

Answer 16

BUN

Question 17

what is a breakdown product of muscle?

Answer 17

creatine

Question 18

Hyaline casts:

Answer 18

Are clear and colorless

Question 19

In what species is ketonuria most commonly found?

Answer 19

Bovine

Question 20

A left shift refers to increased numbers of?

Answer 20

Immature neutrophils

Question 21

What is the component of urinalysis?

Answer 21

Specific gravity

Question 22

What is the noncellular portion of coagulated whole blood called after it has been centrifuged?

Answer 22

Serum

Question 23

What media is selective for gram-negative bacteria?

Answer 23

MacConkey

Question 24

Translocation can be defined as?

Answer 24

The breakage of 2 chromosomes, resulting in an abnormal arrangement.

Question 25

An MCV value above the normal reference range suggests?

Answer 25

Macrocytosis

Question 26

A variation in erythrocyte size is known as?

Answer 26

Anisocytosis

Question 27

elevated hematocrit

Answer 27

Polycythemia

Question 28

variation in cell shape

Answer 28

Poikilocytosis

Question 29

increase in amount of RBCs

Answer 29

Erythrocytosis

Question 30

Decreased total protein can suggest all the following except? Dehydration, Renal disease, Overhydration, GI losses.

Answer 30

Dehydration

Question 31

Pollakiuria is?

Answer 31

Urinate frequently, small volume voided

Question 32

What is the primary function of fibrinogen?

Answer 32

Hemostasis

Question 33

Hemostasis is?

Answer 33

clotting

Question 34

An ammonium biurate crystal is sometimes described as?

Answer 34

Looking like a thorny apple

Question 35

What part of the urinalysis is measured by a refractometer?

Answer 35

Protein

Question 36

Calcium oxalate crystals are?

Answer 36

Small squares that contain an X

Question 37

A common finding on a stained blood smear from an animal with autoimmune hemolytic anemia is?

Answer 37

Spherocytosis

Question 38

What species has Kurloff cells?

Answer 38

Guinea Pigs

Question 39

Females have what sex chromosome designations?

Answer 39

XX

Question 40

The most common uroliths found in feline and canine urine are?

Answer 40

Struvite

Question 41

Signs of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia include all of these except? Petechiae, Ecchymoses, Thrombocytosis, Anemia

Answer 41

Thrombocytosis

Question 42

pinpoint hemorrhage is?

Answer 42

Petechiae

Question 43

area of bruising

Answer 43

Ecchymoses

Question 44

increase platelets

Answer 44

Thrombocytosis

Question 45

decreased RBC

Answer 45

Anemia

Question 46

An example of specific immunity would be?

Answer 46

IgM antibodies to toxoplasmosis

Question 47

Which of the following is an example of a selective medium? MacConkey, Mueller-Hinton, Trypticase soy agar with 5% sheep blood, Trypticase soy agar.

Answer 47

MacConkey

Question 48

What term is used to describe the ability of a test to determine true positives?

Answer 48

Sensitivity

Question 49

Which immunoglobulin is the first antibody produced in a primary immune response?

Answer 49

IgM

Question 50

Immunity that is generated by an animal's immune system following exposure to a foreign antigen is referred to as?

Answer 50

active immunity

Question 51

The test that uses an enzyme that causes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide to hydrogen and oxygen what a bacterial colony is placed in the hydrogen peroxide is?

Answer 51

catalase

Question 52

A positive catalase test will be indicated by the presence of?

Answer 52

bubble

Question 53

The microscopic morphology of Streptococcus is described as?

Answer 53

coccus is chains

Question 54

Which of the following does not kill endospores? Autoclaving, Incineration, Hot-air sterilization, Pasteurization

Answer 54

Pasteurization

Question 55

What bacterium is pleomorphic?

Answer 55

Corynebacterium

Question 56

In the gram stain procedure, the mordant is?

Answer 56

Iodine

Question 57

Most bacteria grow best at pH?

Answer 57

7

Question 58

On a blood agar plate, an area of complete hemolysis is classified as?

Answer 58

Beta

Question 59

The humoral immune system involves?

Answer 59

B cells

Question 60

Centrifuging blood that has been collected in a plain (red-top) tube and allowed to clot

Answer 60

Serum

Question 61

A test done to help diagnose hyperthyroidism is

Answer 61

T4

Question 62

Total protein levels are _______ in a dehydrated animal.

Answer 62

increased

Question 63

It is useful to measure electrolyte values when an animal has

Answer 63

fluid loss

Question 64

When evaluating the liver of dogs and cats, AST should be evaluated in conjunction with

Answer 64

ALT

Question 65

what percentage of the glomeruli in both kidneys must be nonfunctional before serum mistry changes indicate renal disease?

Answer 65

70%

Question 66

Kidney disease results in accumulation of metabolic waste in the blood, a condition known as

Answer 66

Azotemia

Question 67

The anticoagulant used to preserve blood glucose levels for blood chemistry analysis is

Answer 67

sodium fluoride

Question 68

When plasma is required for blood chemistry analysis, the anticoagulant of choice is

Answer 68

EDTA

Question 69

measurement of blood levels or amylase and lipase is used to evaluate function of the

Answer 69

pancreas

Question 70

Stress and epinephrine release in cats may cause an increase in

Answer 70

glucose

Question 71

Which of the following substances is a by-product of muscle metabolism, produced at a constant rate and filtered out by the renal glomeruli?

Answer 71

Creatine

Question 72

Nonrenal causes of increased levels of urea might include

Answer 72

The amount of protein ingested

Question 73

A box of reagents for blood chemistry analysis labeled for storage at 8 degrees Celsius should be stored

Answer 73

in the fridge

Question 74

What gland is the most active producer of corticosteroids?

Answer 74

Adrenal glands

Question 75

The main function of bicarbonate is to

Answer 75

Maintain balanced body pH levels

Question 76

Icteric plasma is what color?

Answer 76

Yellow

Question 77

Bile acids aid in the digestion of

Answer 77

fats

Question 78

Amylase acts to break down

Answer 78

starches and glycogen

Question 79

What is the noncellular portion of anticoagulated whole blood called after it h centrifuged?

Answer 79

Plasma

Question 80

what colour tube does plasma go in?

Answer 80

PTT

Question 81

what tube does serum go in?

Answer 81

RTT

Question 82

What RBC morphology is commonly found in horses?

Answer 82

Rouleaux formation

Question 83

Anisocytosis is defined as

Answer 83

variation of size among the same cell

Question 84

Polychromasia in an immature RBC will appear as a _______ on a blood smear stained with new methylene blue stain

Answer 84

reticulocytes

Question 85

The phagocytes the respond to an infection are?

Answer 85

Neutrophils

Question 86

An MCV value below the normal reference range suggests?

Answer 86

Microcytosis

Question 87

Denatured hemoglobin contained in RBCs is?

Answer 87

Heinz bodies

Question 88

Small nuclear fragments are?

Answer 88

Howell Jolly bodies

Question 89

variation in cell size is?

Answer 89

Anistocytosis

Question 90

an elevated hematocrit is most commonly associated with?

Answer 90

dehydration

Question 91

the anticoagulant of choice for avian and reptile hematology is?

Answer 91

Lithium heparin

Question 92

on a CBC all of the following findings can be expected in a patients with an infection, except?

Answer 92

Narrow buddy coat

Question 93

plasma is composed of?

Answer 93

90% water and 10% dissolved substances

Question 94

what group of animals would normally expect to find nucleated RBCs?

Answer 94

Parrot, turkey, iguana

Question 95

macrocytic anemia suggests?

Answer 95

bone marrow pathology

Question 96

phagocytes are a type of?

Answer 96

white blood cell

Question 97

what RBC indices indicates cell size?

Answer 97

MCV

Question 98

what pair is both agranulocytes?

Answer 98

Lymphocytes and monocytes

Question 99

the preferred sample for most blood chemistry tests is?

Answer 99

serum

Question 100

the leukocytes most commonly associated with parasitic and allergic conditions is the?

Answer 100

eosinophil

Question 101

what is the buggy coat found on a refractometer?

Answer 101

not seen

Question 102

what anticoagulant is the first choice for coagulation studies?

Answer 102

sodium citrate

Question 103

spherocytes may be seen on a blood smear from a dog suffering from?

Answer 103

IMHA

Question 104

what blood cell can have vacuoles in its cytoplasm when seen in peripheral blood from a healthy animal?

Answer 104

lymphocytes

Question 105

what is least likely to cause vaccine failure?

Answer 105

administration during anesthesia

Question 106

serology is the branch of science involved with detection of?

Answer 106

antibodies or antigens

Question 107

adaptive of specific immunity includes?

Answer 107

the response of the defenses of the body to a specific substance

Question 108

when T cells are processed in the ____ they develop specific antigen receptors on their cell membranes

Answer 108

Thymus

Question 109

ELISA is an acronym for?

Answer 109

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

Question 110

the humoral immune system involves?

Answer 110

B cells

Question 111

the type of immunity that is the function of B cells that transform into plasma cells and produce protective proteins called antibodies agains antigens is

Answer 111

humoral

Question 112

T killer cells function to?

Answer 112

recognize cancer cells as abnormal cells and eliminate them