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Units
Sampling
Anticoagulants
Urine
Blood
Chemistry
100
Units for MCV
What is femtoliter?
100
Purpose of fasting an animal prior to collecting blood for a CBC
What is "to prevent lipemia"?
100
If blood is left too long in EDTA, these leukocytes could have a different appearance under the microscope.
What is the neutrophil?
100
Triple phosphate (struvite) crystals are often found in _______(pH) urine whn urease-producing bacteria are present.
What is alkaline?
100
Levels of serum sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and phosphorus are collectively refered to as:
What are electrolytes?
200
Units for urine specific gravity.
What is no units?
200
It is best to make a blood smear _____________after it is collected.
What is "immediately or as soon as possible"?
200
The anticoagulant used for coagulation tests.
What is citrate?
200
True or false: Crystal formation can result from the precipitation of drugs into the urine.
True.
200
The two general type of blood chemistry systems (machines).
What are wet (reagent) and dry?
300
Units for liver chemicals.
What is U/L or IU/L?
300
How you transfer blood from a syringe to a collection tube.
What is "remove the needle and the cap of the tube"?
300
Anticoagulant used for nonmammal CBCs.
What is heparin?
300
A crystal that can be seen in the urine of a healthy dog.
What is calcium oxalate (dihydrate), cystine, or calcium phosphate.
300
Calcium may be low in animals with decreased ___________(analyte).
What is albumin?
400
Units for plasma protein.
What is g/dl?
400
A calm animal with minimal restraint will minimize this collection problem.
What is hemolysis?
400
Anticoagulant in tube with turquoise cap.
What is citrate?
400
Urine crystals associated with portal caval shunts, a specific liver disease.
What is ammonium biurate?
400
Error in blood handling that can result in a false hypoglycemia.
What is not removing serum from a clot?
500
Units for fibrinogen.
What is mg/dl?
500
Urine collection method that provides the most sterile sample.
What is cystocentesis?
500
Preservative for blood glucose.
What is fluoride?
500
Urine crystals that appear as hexagons.
What is cystine?
500
_______Law states that the concentration of a substance in a liquid is indirectly proportional to the amount of light that passes through the liquid.
What is Beer's?