Chemistry Values
What blood sample is used for chemistry analysis
Plasma
What color tube is used to collect a whole blood sample for a CBC
Purple top
What ova identification technique uses the specific gravity or weight of the ova to allow certain ova to float to the top?
Flotation
Catching urine as it comes out of the animal as it urinates
What device is used to measure specific gravity in urine and total protein in plasma?
Refractometer
List the 3 kidney values measured on a chemistry analyzer
BUN, creatinine, phosphorus
What is a red plasma sample called?
Hemolyzed
Which type of parasite burrows under the skin
Mites
What are the three components of a full urinalysis?
Sediment analysis, dip-stick, specific gravity
What does it mean to balance a centrifuge?
Have the same number of tubes on each side, with a similar volume of sample in each tube
List 3 liver enzymes or values measured on a chemistry analyzer
ALT, ALP, Bilirubin, Albumin
What kind of sample will a green top tube give you once spun down?
Plasma
What is the most common intermediate host used by tapeworms that infect cats and dogs
Fleas
This cytology technique uses a needle and syringe to collect cells from a mass
Fine-needle aspirate
What magnification is the immersion oil objective lens?
100x
What organ is amylase and lipase values associated with?
Pancreas
What blood tube has no additives/anticoagulants?
Red top tube
Protozoans
What is the most sterile urine collection technique
Cystocentesis
What total magnification is being used when you have a 10x ocular lens and a 40x objective lens?
400x magnification
What value is measured to assess cell hypoxia? (mostly monitored in critical patients)
Lactate
What does the term thrombocytopenia mean?
low platelet count
List the 4 common types of nematodes seen in vet med
heartworms, roundworms, whipworms, hookworms
What is the 3-step staining typically called
Diff-Quik stain
In a 1:5 dilution, how many parts of the sample do you need and how many parts of the diluent do you need?
1 part sample, 4 part diluent
5 parts total