WBCs
RBCs
UA
Immunology
Tubes
100
Most common leukocyte, and often the first responder in cases of injury or infection.
What are Neutrophils?
100
This formation is common in horses, also a slight amount in dogs and cats. Also increased formation is almost always seen in animals with multiple myeloma.
What is Rouleaux formation?
100
High glucose levels in the blood and urine indicate this.
What is diabetes mellitus (or hyperadrenocorticism)?
100
Requiring no exposure to pathogens, and not specific to any particular disease, this type of immunity is also known as “inate” immunity. Ex: WBCs that ingest encountered pathogens
What is Natural Immunity?
200
These leukocytes combat infection, especially from small parasites, and are also involved in allergic responses, as well as the inflammatory process that causes athsma.
What are Eosinophils?
200
These cells with irregular, unevenly distributed surface projections of variable length in middle-aged to old large-breed dogs with regenerative anemia is suggestive of hemangiosarcoma.
What are Acanthocytes?
200
These colorless “x” pattern crystals are common in horses and cows. They may be seen in dogs and cats but possibly indicate hypercalcemia, hypercaluria. They require investigation if numerous.
What are Calcium Oxylate Dehydrate crystals?
200
This type of immunity is produced and passed on from another human or animal. Ex: Maternal Antibodies, Anti-Toxins
What is Passive-Acquired Immunity
200
The anticoagulant in the Purple/Lavender tube.
What is EDTA?
300
These leukocytes play a major role in inflammation, and especially allergic reactions, but are not as mobile in the body as other types of leukocytes so they are involved in the later phases of inflammation.
What are Basophils?
300
With evenly spaced projections, this irregularity is associated with rattlesnake envenomation.
What are Echinocytes?
300
These “coffin shaped” crystals usually accompany alkaline urine, are common to form uroliths, and can be numerous in normal dogs and cats.
What are Struvite Crystals
300
This type of immunity develops following direct exposure to pathogens. Ex: Immunizations or vaccinations.
What is Active-Acquired Immunity?
300
This tube contains the anticoagulant ACD or Acid Citrate Dextrose.
What is the Yellow Top Tube?
400
These common leukocytes retain a memory of foreign matter they encounter to better combat it later.
What are Lymphocytes?
400
Nuclear remnants in erythrocytes associated with regenerative anemia, splenectomy, and suppressed splenic function. These bodies are small, round, dark blue inclusions of variable size.
What are Howell - Jolly bodies?
400
They dissolve in urine which is the reason it is best to test the freshest sample possible.
What are Casts?
400
Type of Immunity that uses lymphocytes to recognize specific antigens, such as those of fungi, parasites, intracellular bacteria, or tumor cells, and help remove them from the animal by lysing (destroying) the infected or cancerous cell or organism.
What is Cell-Mediated Immunity?
400
This is the tube used for Prothrombin Time testing.
What is the Turquoise/Blue Top Tube
500
These large leukocytes remove infection but do not acquire memory of the attacking organism.
What are Monocytes?
500
This irregularity of a small round projection from the surface and small, round, clear structures on the surface, is most commonly associated in cats with diabetes mellitus, lymphoma, and hyperthyroidism.
What are Heinz bodies?
500
False positive dipstick results of this have been associated with excessive urine contact time, specific antibiotics, contamination of sample with disinfectants, and historically with highly alkaline urine.
What is Protein?
500
This type of immunity is mediated by the production of unique proteins (antibodies), which are responsible for the specific recognition and elimination of antigens.
What is Humoral-Mediated Immunity
500
This tube in addition to whole blood testing, is used for Cerebral Spinal Fluid, pleural fluid, etc.
What is the Purple/Lavender tube
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