Red Blood Cell

Question 1

Hematology

Answer 1

Study of blood

Question 2

Hematopoiesis

Answer 2

Production of blood cells and platelets

Question 3

Erythropoiesis

Answer 3

Production of red blood cells

Question 4

Leukopoiesis

Answer 4

Production of white blood cells

Question 5

Thrombopoiesis

Answer 5

Production of platelets

Question 6

Erythrocyte

Answer 6

Red blood cell

Question 7

Erythropoietin/Hematopoietin

Answer 7

Hormone that controls erythropoiesis/hematopoiesis

Question 8

Reticulocyte

Answer 8

Immature erythrocyte that contains ribosomal material

Question 9

-ia

Answer 9

condition of

Question 10

-penia

Answer 10

deficiency

Question 11

-philia

Answer 11

liking for

Question 12

-cytosis

Answer 12

condition of cells

Question 13

How much blood should be taken from the patient?

Answer 13

Enough to run three tests

Question 14

Red top tube

Answer 14

No anticoagulant

Question 15

Tiger top tube

Answer 15

Clot activation gel

Question 16

Lavender top tube

Answer 16

EDTA

Question 17

Grey top tube

Answer 17

Sodium fluoride

Question 18

Blue top tube

Answer 18

Sodium citrate

Question 19

Green top tube

Answer 19

Heparin

Question 20

What is the difference between plasma and serum?

Answer 20

Plasma: fibrinogen
Serum: no fibrinogen

Question 21

What does a PCV reading tell us about the patient?

Answer 21

If an animal is anemic or dehydrated

Question 22

Canine PCV

Answer 22

37-55%

Question 23

Feline PCV

Answer 23

30-45%

Question 24

Equine PCV

Answer 24

32-52%

Question 25

Bovine PCV

Answer 25

24-46%

Question 26

How long do you spin a PCV hematocrit tube for?

Answer 26

2-5 minutes

Question 27

What is the area called in between the plasma and the packed red cells?

Answer 27

Buffy coat

Question 28

What is the normal color of plasma?

Answer 28

Clear or straw

Question 29

What does cloudy serum indicate?

Answer 29

Lipemic

Question 30

What does a reddish tinge to serum indicate?

Answer 30

Hemolyzed

Question 31

What does yellow serum indicate?

Answer 31

Icteric (possible liver disease)

Question 32

How many cells do we count during a manual differential count and why?

Answer 32

100

Easier to turn into a percentage

Question 33

How is a PCV test done?

Answer 33

Collected blood is placed in a capillary tube and spun down in a centrifuge for 2-5 minutes. PCV card is used to read the PCV.

Question 34

How to do a blood smear

Answer 34

Place a drop of blood at one edge of a clean slide.
Use another slide to pull back into the drop of blood and allow it to spread on the edge of the second slide.
Stay firm and slide the second slide across while maintaining contact with the first slide.