Blood tubes
EDTA, heparin, and sodium citrate are examples of which of the following?
Anticoagulants
If you need a large volume of blood, what collection site would you use?
What is ringworm?
A fungal skin infection.
What is the cleanest urine sample collection technique?
Urine cystocentesis
Who ensures labs are creating a safe environment for their employees?
OSHA
Which anticoagulant is preferred for routine hematologic studies because it preserves cell morphology? This is the tube that we choose for packed cell volumes, complete blood cell counts, and blood smears.
EDTA purple top tube
The packed cell volume test is looking for anemia, and requires what kind of sample?
A whole blood sample from a purple EDTA tube
Which type sample collection is performed for cytologic evaluation of ulcerated lesions?
What are the four parts of a complete urinalysis?
Gross analysis
Specific gravity
Biochemical analysis
Microscopic exam of the supernatant
What is the physical exam of a dead animal called?
Necropsy.
What is the additive in the blue top tube?
A bright yellow or orange plasma sample means the pet may have an increase of bilirubin, what is this called?
Icteric from decreased liver function.
Which type of sample collection is performed for cytologic evaluation of flat, dry lesions?
Tissue scraping
What is a turbid urine sample?
One that is very cloudy that has solid elements.
What does it mean to look at something macroscopically?
To look at something with the naked eye.
What is the additive in the marble/tiger top tube?
If your patient eats a fatty meal before venipuncture, their plasma will have a milky coloring to it. What is this called?
Lipemic.
Which mite is naturally occurring, but causes skin inflammation in patients with compromised or weakened immune systems?
Demodex
How do you calibrate a refractometer?
Using distilled water
What does coagulation mean?
Clot
What is in a solid red or white top tube?
No additive.
If you use a poor venipuncture technique the plasma will turn pink from lysed red blood cells, what is this called?
Hemolyzed.
Which mite is zoonotic and causes intense itching by burrowing into the skin triggering an allergic reaction?
Scabies
True or false, it is important to balance a centrifuge to not cause damage to the equipment or cause samples to be damaged.
True.
What are erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes?
The cells of blood. Erythrocytes are red blood cells. Leukocytes are white blood cells. Thrombocytes are platelets.