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Clin Lab 1- Equipment, Hematology and Morphology

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macroscopic   of large size, visible to the unaided eye  
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microscopic   of extremely small size, visible only with the aid of a microscope  
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working distance   distance between the objective and the top surface of the specimen when in focus  
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resolution   degree to which the microscope will produce detail of an image; the better the microscope the better the resolution  
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field   the viewable area when looking into a microscope  
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magnification   the degree to which an image is enlarged  
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total magnification   objective magnification power multiplied by the eyepiece magnification  
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parafocal   the ability of the microscope to remain in primary focus when switching from one objective magnification to another; only fine adjustment is necessary  
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reversibility   mirrors within the microscope that reverse the image so the specimen can be revealed  
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monocular   microscope with 1 eyepiece  
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binocular   microscope with 2 eye pieces  
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compound microscope   composed of 2 or more magnifying lenses  
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bright field microscope   utilizes a bright background; the image shows up darker  
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dark field microscope   utilizes a dark background; has a special condenser and image appears lighter  
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fluorescent microscope   uses fluorescent dyes causing the specimen to self-illuminate; main use is microbiology and virus testing  
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electron microscope   uses electron activity for illumination; most powerful  
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neck   structural site of attachment for nose piece  
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stand   support for the microscope  
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stage   where the slide is placed  
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stage fingers   hold the slide  
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turret   holds the objectives and rotates easily  
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objectives   most microscopes have 3-4  
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4x objective   used to scan or quickly look at a specimen  
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10x objective   low power-identifies larger specimens and locates areas of a slide; fecals, urine casts, Knotts HWTs, external parasite viewing  
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40x objective   high dry-  
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100x objective   oil immersion largest objective  
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coarse focus knob   larger knob-engaged first to allow object to be seen in the field  
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fine focus knob   smaller knob- used second to bring object into focus  
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condenser   gathers, organizes, and directs light through the specimen from under the microscope  
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iris diaphragm   shutter attachment under the condenser which helps limit the amount of light to the condenser  
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The higher the magnification, the ______ light required.   more  
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The lower the magnification, the ______ the working distance.   larger  
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centrifuge   separates cells and particles from the fluids they reside in; concentrates cells or sediment materials for analysis  
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micro-hematocrit centrifuge   separates blood cells from plasma, PCV/TP, can show lipemic/hemolized/jaundiced/leukocytosis of the sample  
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refractometer   specific gravity and TP  
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hemocytometer   counts WBCs, RBCs, and platelets  
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Wet Chemistry Analyzer   uses light specific wavelengths  
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Dry Chemistry Analyzer   uses reagents  
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Electric Cell Counters   counts RBCs, WBCs, platelets, and MCH  
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What are the 3 main functions of blood?   1. transportation of oxygen, nutrients, waste products, and hormones 2. regulation of body temperature, tissue fluid content, and blood pH 3. defense system- white blood cells phagocytize, platelets and clotting factors  
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What is the fluid portion of blood made up of?   plasma  
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What is the cellular portion of blood made up of?   Rbcs, Wbcs, and platelets  
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erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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erythropoesis   the formation or production of RBCs  
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leukopoiesis   the formation or production of WBCs  
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What is the function of RBCs?   carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and cells  
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Where are RBCs produced?   the bone marrow  
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What is the primary solid of RBCs?   hemoglobin  
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What typically causes anemia?   lack of production, destruction by the body, or blood loss due to trauma  
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anemia   decrease of RBCs  
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polycythemia   increase of RBCs  
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What typically causes polycythemia?   increase of RBC production or a release from the spleen  
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hemoglobin   iron and protein molecules attached to the RBC  
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What is necessary for a RBC to function and gives blood its red pigment?   hemoglobin  
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What can cause a decrease of hemoglobin?   anemia due to blood loss or malnutrition (low iron)  
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hypochromic anemia   anemia due to not enough hemoglobin in the blood  
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plasma   liquid portion of the blood  
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What portion of plasma is water?   90%  
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serum   plasma where the fibrinogen has been removed  
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plasma protein   protein solids dissolved in the plasma  
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What is the main function of the WBCs?   protect the body against microorganisms causing disease (virus and bacteria)  
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What are the 2 categories of WBCs?   granulocytes and agranulocytes  
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What are the granulocytes?   neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils  
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What are the agranulocytes?   lymphocytes and monocytes  
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What typically is indicated by a decrease in WBCs?   bone marrow deficiency  
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What is necessary for clotting to occur?   platelets  
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Where are platelets formed?   in the bone marrow  
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Where are 1/3rd of all the platelets in the body located?   spleen  
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Where are 2/3rd of all the platelets in the body located?   in the circulating blood  
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hematology   the science of dealing with blood and blood forming tissues  
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hematopoiesis   formation and development of blood cells; usually in the bone marrow  
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in vitro   outside the lining of the body  
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whole blood   blood as it comes out of an artery or vein  
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aplastic   having no tendency to develop into a new tissue  
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bleeding time   the time it takes for a small, pin-point wound to stop bleeding  
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crenation   the formation of abnormal notching around the edge of an erythrocyte  
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heinz body   denatured hemoglobin that has fused to the RBC membrane  
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Howell-Jolly Body   small, round, or oval bodies seen in erythrocytes when stains are added to fresh blood and found in various types of anemia after speenectomy or reduced splenic function  
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normocyte   erythrocyte that is normal in size, shape and color  
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macrocytic   larger than normal cells  
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microcytic   smaller than normal cells  
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normochromic   normal color of erythrocytes  
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unopette   method for diluting blood in preparing for counting blood cells  
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polychromasia   variation in the color and staining of RBCs  
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left shift   alteration in the distribution of WBCs in the peripheral blood where there is an increase in the number of immature neutrophils  
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monocytosis   an excess of monocytes in the blood  
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monocytopenia   a deficiency of monocytes in the blood  
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lymphopenia   decrease of the number of lymphocytes in the blood  
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lymphocytosis   excess number of lymphocytes in the blood  
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eosinopenia   abnormal deficiency of eosinophils in the blood  
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eosinophillia   the formation and accumulation of an abnormally large number of eosinophils in the blood  
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basopenia   deficiency of basophils  
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pancytopenia   abnormal depression of all the cellular elements of the blood  
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thrombocytopenia   decrease in the number of platelets in circulating blood  
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thrombocytosis   increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a red top tube have?   nothing  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a marble/tiger top tube have?   a silicone plug and a clot activator  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a lavender top tube have?   EDTA-ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a blue top tube have?   sodium citrate  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a green top tube have?   lithium heparin  
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What type of anticoagulant/additive does a gray top tube have?   sodium fluoride or potassium oxylate  
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What blood tubes yield serum?   red and tiger top  
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What blood tubes yield plasma?   blue, green, gray, and lavender  
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What are the 2 main goals in veinipunture?   minimize trauma to the vein and reduce stress to the patient  
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What should influence the gauge of the needle used?   patient and vessel size, amount of blood needed, use of the sample, tech preference  
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What influences the size of syringe used?   patient and vessel size, amount of blood needed, use of sample, tech preference  
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What makes up whole blood?   fluid=plasma, and cells=RBCs, WBCs, and platelets  
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Packed Cell Volume (PCV)   the percent of RBCs in whole blood  
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What makes up the buffy coat layer in a PCV?   WBCs and platelets  
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What is included in the complete blood count (CBC)?   1. PCV 2. Hemoglobin Concentration 3. TP 4. RBC Count 5. WBC Count 6. Differential WBC count  
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clear-straw colored plasma   normal  
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yellow-orange colored plasma   icteric  
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red colored plasma   hemolysis  
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white colored plasma   lipemic  
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What is the normal range for PCV for dogs?   37-55%  
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What is the normal range for PCV for cats?   24-45%  
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What is another name for PCV?   hematocrit  
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What are the 3 most common plasma proteins?   albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen  
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Mean corpuscular volume   indicates size or volume of 1 average RBC (fl)  
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Mean corpuscular hemoglobin   measures the mean weight of hemoglobin on the average RBC (pg)  
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mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration   measures the average hemoglobin concentration in each RBC (g/dl)  
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thrombocyte count   indicates the ability of the blood to clot  
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reticulocyte count   used to evaluate the bone marrow's response to anemia-regenerative means the bone marrow is responding and there is an increase of reticulocytes  
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erythropoesis   the formation/production of RBCs  
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What is the red blood cell maturation series from youngest to oldest?   rubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte, reticulocyte, and mature RBC  
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What premature RBCs are only found in the bone marrow?   rubriblast and prorubricyte  
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What premature RBCs are only found in cases of severe anemia?   rubricyte and metarubricyte  
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What is found in the blood when the body is regenerating or responding to anemia?   reticulocyte  
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What animals is it normal to find a nucleus in the mature RBCs?   birds, reptiles, and amphibians  
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macrocytosis   an increase of larger than normal RBCs, usually immature  
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microcytosis   an increase of smaller than normal RBCs, seen in iron deficiencies  
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normacytic   normal sized mature RBCs  
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normochromic   a mature cell that stains pink in color with an area of central pallor  
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polychromasia   cells that have a blueish tint due to remaining organelles in the cytoplasm  
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hypochromasia   decrease in staining intensity due to decrease in cellular hemoglobin  
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ancanthocyte/spur cells   cells with irregular shaped margins and unevenly distributed surface projections of variable length and diameter coming from the cell wall  
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crenation   cells with spiny projections evenly distributed around the cell membrane  
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echinocyte/burr cells   spiculated cells with numerous, short, evenly spaced, blunt to sharp surface projections of uniform size and shape  
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codocytes   target cells-  
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leptocytes   large, thin RBC that is folded or distorted due to increased membrane and decreased volume (folded/lips)  
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stomatocyte   large, thin cell that warps when passing through small blood vessels (piggy bank cell)  
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spherocyte   smaller, dense and dark staining, lacking central pallor and can no longer maintain disc shape  
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dacryocyte   teardrop in shape  
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elliptocyte   oval in shape  
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keratocyte   cell that often has 2 membrane projections (horns) also known as a helmet cell  
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torocyte   punched out cell  
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schistocytes   fragmented RBCs  
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rouleaux   RBCs appearing as stacks or rows of coins (normal in horses)  
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agglutination   clumping of RBCs  
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anisocytosis   variation in size of RBCs  
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poikilocytosis   a general presence of a variation in cell shape  
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Howell-Jolly Bodies   RBCs that retain small, round nuclear fragments  
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Heinz Bodies   small, refractive round areas of denatured hemoglobin attached to the cell membrane  
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basophillic stippling   small, blue staining granules within the RBC seen in ruminant regenerative anemia or lead poisoning  
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What are the 3 areas of a blood smear?   monolayer, body, and feathered edge  
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When the feathered edge is scanned, what are you looking for?   platelet clumps, abnormal cells, and heartworms  
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What area is best when evaluating RBC abnormalities?   monolayer  
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What area is too thick to evaluate cells?   body  
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primary hemostasis   formation of the platelet plug  
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secondary hemostasis   stabilization of the platelet plug with fibrin  
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tertiary hemostasis   destruction of the clot  
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hemostasis   the ability of the body's systems to maintain the integrity of blood and blood vessels  
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What stages of heartworm develop in the mosquito only?   L1-L3  
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What are clinical signs of heartworm disease?   fatigue easily, cough, rough appearance, ascites, collapse  
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What are the 3 stages of treatment for heartworm?   1. adulticide 2. microfilaricidal 3. prophylactic therapy  
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How is hemobartonella felis transmitted?   fleas and ticks  
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What kind of organism is Ehrlichia canis?   rickettsial organism  
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microfilaria?   baby heartworms  
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Where in a blood smear do you look for microfilaria?   feathered edge  
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