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VTA 130 hematology

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what is hematology   study of blood  
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what does the blood do   carries oxygen and nutrients to the body  
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what are the two blood layers   liquid cellular  
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what are the differences between serum and plasma   serum does not have any clotting factors plasma has clotting factors  
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define anemia   abnormal blood count  
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define penia   abnormally low count  
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define philla   abnormally high count  
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where is blood made   in the bone marrow  
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what are the three types of blood cells   red blood cells / erythrocytes white blood cells / leukocytes platelets / thrombocytes  
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what are three responsibilities of the restrainer   restraint present and stabilize the site occlude the vein for blood draw  
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what are the three points for canine venipuncture sites   jugular cephalic lateral saphenous  
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where is the jugular site   neck  
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where is the cephalic site   front of front leg  
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where is the lateral saphenous site   outside upper rear leg (K9 only)  
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where is the medial saphenous site   inside rear leg (feline only)  
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what does the tiger or serum separator top tube have in it   paraffin wax  
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what does the purple top tube have in it   EDTA  
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what does the blue top tube have in it   sodium, potassium citrate  
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what is the tiger top tube or SST used for   separates cells from serum used for blood chemistries  
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what is the purple top tube used for   complete blood counts platelet count  
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what is the blue top tube used for   coagulation assay  
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what are the 2 special instructions for the blue top tube   tube must be filled too yellow line you get one stick to get it  
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what does a hematocrit test measure   packed cell volume  
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how is packed cell volume measured   in %  
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what does packed cell volume test tell you   determines the percent of RBC in circulation  
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what is a normal PCV level   45%  
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what is the normal range of total protein in cats and dogs   6-8 g/dl  
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if you have an increased total protein level what might that tell you   extreme dehydration  
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what would a decreased total protein tell you   starvation  
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what is hemoglobin   protein and iron  
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what is the goal of a good blood smear   cover half the length of the slide should be tapered or feathered at the end  
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what kind of stain do we use on our blood smear   Diff-quik / triple stain  
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what are erythrocytes   RBC  
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what is the most common cell in the blood   RBC  
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what are the kidney related chemistries   creatinine, BUN (blood urea nitrogen)  
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what are the liver related chemistries   total bilirubin, ALT, alkaline phosphotase  
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what will you observe with liver related problems   yellow mucus membranes  
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what are the pancreas related chemistries   amylase, lipase, serum glucose  
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what are four electrolytes and their abbreviations   sodium (Na) potassium (K) chloride (Cl) calcium (Ca)  
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what does the buffy coat consist of   WBC and platelets  
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which white cell is associated with T and B cells   lymphocytes  
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name the 5 WBC's in order of volume (hint NLMEB)   neutrophils leukocytes monocytes eosinophils basophils  
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which of the WBC have granulocytes (hint phil's)   neutrophil eosinophil basophil  
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what is a band cell   an immature neutrophil  
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why might you see band cells   anemia  
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if you have greater then 5% band cells what is that called   left shift  
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what is a venipuncture   puncturing a vein or vessel  
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what would a white plasma/serum tell us   too much fat in the diet  
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what would a yellow serum/plasma tell us   icteric (signs of liver disease)  
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what would a red serum/plasma tell us   traumatized draw multiple sticks  
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what is an ELISA / snap test for   testing for antigens  
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what is a left shift   when we see more than 5% band cells  
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which organ is total bilirubin associated with   liver  
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if your sample is spun down and top part is white what type of sample do you have   lipemic /  
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if your sample is spun down and top part is yellow what type of sample do you have   icteric  
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if your sample is spun down and top part is red what type of sample do you have   hemolized  
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