Hematology
A common name for Hematology testing
What is a Complete Blood Count (CBC)?
Common chemistry test used to diagnose and monitor Diabetes
What is Glucose?
The three components of the Complete Urinalysis
What is physical, chemical, and microscopic?
The three components of the feline triple test
What is Feline Leukemia, FIV, and Heartworm Disease?
Amount of blood required for an IDEXX-branded VetCollect (purple top) tube?
What is 1 mL? (or as little as 0.5mL)
The three cellular components of a CBC
What are red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
ALT and ALKP are two common tests to check the function of this organ
What is the Liver?
Sterile urine collection methods
What are cystocentesis and urinary catheterization?
Two snap tests that use fecal material for testing instead of blood
What is the Snap Parvo test and the Snap Giardia test?
Amount of blood required for IDEXX Lithium Heparin Whole Blood Separator used in the Catalyst Analyzer?
What is 0.7 mL?
Where blood cells are made
What is bone marrow?
Amylase (AMYL) and Lipase (LIPA) are two common tests for diagnosing this disease, commonly occurring around the holidays
What is pancreatitis?
What is 30 minutes?
What is Heartworm Disease, Lyme Disease, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasmosis?
Device used to activate, time, and read snap tests so you don't have to
What is the Snap Pro Analyzer?
Immature red blood cells used to help classify anemia
What are reticulocytes?
early detection test for kidney function
What is SDMA?
Device used to test specific gravity of urine
What is a refractometer?
Type of testing which reveals whether the patient is currently infected with a pathogen. Once no longer infected, it is no longer present in the body.
What is antigen?
Amount of time chemistry slides (normally stored in the fridge/freezer) can be left out at room temperature before they are compromised
What is 8 hours? (Once foil package is opened, slides are only good for 5 minutes, with the exception of Lyte4 which is only good for 2 minutes)
The name of the pretty colored "pictures" at the bottom of your CBC results
What are Dot Plots?
The only test made for the Catalyst Analyzer in which you use urine as the sample type
What is Urine Protein:Creatinine Ratio (UP:C)?
3 common findings on the Sedivue Analyzer
What are crystals, bacteria, blood cells? (also epithelial cells, casts)
Type of testing which reveals if the patient was exposed to or infected with a pathogen at some point. Stays in the body even after the infection is no longer active.
What is antibody?
Online access to test results, including in-house, reference labs, and radiology, plus the ability to email results and make client-friendly summaries
What is VetConnect Plus? (there's also an app!)