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Hema part 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Practice: Some vacutainer tubes, like the purple top tube, have an anticoagulant in them to keep the blood whole. T/F | True, purple tops contain anticoagulant |
| Practice: For a cephalic blood draw you must first put the dog in lateral. T/F | False |
| Practice: The serum separator tubes (SST) contain gel that when spun separates serum from clotted blood. T/F | True |
| CBC (Complete Blood Count) | Measures the amount of cells that make up you blood, so will give you your red blood cell, platelet, and white blood cell count, etc... |
| Chemistries | – Measures important chemicals in the blood, such as electrolytes, proteins, glucose, etc... – This gives insight into organ function esp Kidneys & Liver. |
| What are blood smears good for? | They can be used to evaluate the morphology of the cells and their health status. |
| Eosinophilic | An acidic dye. Stains basic structures pink/red |
| Basophilic | A basic dye. Stains acidic structures purple/blue |
| Von Willebrand Disease | Commonly inherited bleeding disorder Causes: Deficiency in clotting protein that impairs platelet stickiness & clumping Symptoms: Range depending on severity but prolonged bleeding, bruising, and spontaneous hemorrhage Diagnosis: Laboratory blood tests |
| Hemangiosarcoma | an incurable highly malignant tumor that occurs in the walls of blood vessels of any tissue (often the spleen). |
| Leukemia | when immature WBCs are produced in too great a quantity and crowd out the other cells (RBCs & Platelets) in the blood. Without enough RBCs to supply O2, platelets to clot, and normal WBCs to fight infection the patient suffers. |
| How can leukemia be diagnosed and treated? | -Initial diagnosis through blood tests & confirmed with bone marrow biopsy. -Treatment includes chemotherapy in attempt to prolong life |
| Practice: This tube is used when wanting to collect whole blood for a CBC. | Purple top tube (PTT) |
| Practice: This clotting factor protein forms the mesh that traps cells during hemostasis to form the clot | Fibrogen |
| Practice: Usually a dog would first be put into lateral for this blood restraint hold | Saphenous |
| Practice: Where are Erythrocytes & Leukocytes created? | Bone marrow |
| Practice: What is the anticoagulant found inside a PTT? | EDTA |
| Practice: . Protein in RBC’s that bind with O2 & CO2 and necessary for gas exchange? | Hemoglobin |
| Practice: A simple way to check cell morphology and blood count by using a microscope? | Blood smears |
| Practice: Used at patient in-take to check if pet has adequate blood flow | CRT |
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