Part 1: 1st Module Flashcards
What is Clinical Pathology?
Deals with diagnosis of disease by laboratory means. It involves the collection and examination of body fluids and interpretations of laboratory findings. It is applied in both animals and humans
contain reducing agents to prevent oxidation
Stuart’s medium
it is used to neutralize certain bacterial inhibitors
charcoal
Best example of tissue to collet
Collect tissues immediately after death. Live sick animals presented for necropsy
Supplies needed for specimen collection and transport
✓ Viral transfer medium (VTM) w/ sterile swabs in zip-locked bag
✓ Dry ice/ ice packs
✓ cold box/styrofoam
✓ pre-printed barcode
✓ glove, mask, and lab gowns
✓ tongue depressor
✓ rapid diagnostic test kit
it is the most common used site for blood collection in the horse, cattle, sheep, goat, camel and large wild mammals; used occasionally in small animals
Jugular vein
should be used for blood sample
✓ vacutainer tube
✓ vacutainer needle
✓ syringe
✓ needle holder
✓ disinfectant
The most commonly used site for collection of small amount of blood in the dog. By constricting the area on the dorsal aspects of the fore limb at the level of the elbow which can be raised beginning just above the carpal vein.
Cephalic vein
can be used in small dog, pig, cat and small lab animals (small dog, rabbit, guinea pig, and monkey).
Ear vein
site that can be used in small dog, puppy, guinea pig etc.
toe or toe nail
site the can be used in pig, cattle, sheep, rat and mouse
tail
commonest method used in the rat and mouse. a small transverse incision with a razor blade produce drops of blood.
Amputation
method that is used on the coccygeal vein on the ventral side
Venipuncture
site that can be used in animals like bird, fish, and others.
Heart
Site that used in dog, cat, small mammals, rat etc.
Femoral or Tibial vessels
site used for dairy cattle
Mammary vein
site used for the pigs
Anterior vena cava
a best method for obtaining a large quantity of blood (1ml) in mouse
Retro orbital Venus plexus
this technique is reported to be less traumatic than others
Retro orbital Venus plexus
short filled tubes of EDTA cause?
false increase in total plasma protein content and a false decrease in PCV and RBC count