Hematology
What is a plain tiger top tube used for collecting?
Serum
Name the different methods for collecting urine
Free catch, catheterization, cystocentesis
What is the most common roundworm in dogs and cats?
Toxocara canis
A Gram stain causes Gram-negative bacteria to turn which color?
Pink
Organelles reside in which component of the cell?
Cytoplasm
Which region of a blood smear should be used for the differential cell count?
The monolayer
What crystal forms in alkaline urine, and appears as a 6-8 sided prism with tapering sides?
Struvite crystals
Which parasite would be flat and segmented in appearance?
Gram-positive bacteria stain what color?
Purple
What is the main job of a nucleus of a cell?
To contain DNA
What is the most commonly observed crystal in urine?
Struvite crystals
Lung fluke
What type of organism is typically detected with an acid-fast stain?
Mycobacteria
Triglycerides
Which cell is commonly elevated in dogs with heartworm disease or other parasitic infections?
Eosinophils
Urine in which species is normally cloudy or milky in appearance?
Horses and rabbits
Eimeria
Culture of which bacteria gives a characteristic sweet smell?
Psuedomonas
What does a Coggins test, test for?
Equine Infectious Anemia
What crystals are abnormal in most breeds, but normal in Dalmations?
Ammonium biurate
Lactose-fermenting bacteria appear what color on MacConkey agar?
Pink, or red
In which species will you never perform a reticulocyte count?