Lab Safety & Microscopes
_______ is not allowed inside any lab classroom on campus.
What is eating/drinking?
Packed cell volume measures this
What is percentage of cells (including RBCs) in the peripheral blood sample?
Red blood cells are also called this
What are erythrocytes?
The area on a blood smear where we evaluate cells
What is the monolayer?
Term for white blood cell
What is leukocyte?
Because of potential zoonotic diseases we wear this equipment when handling patient samples
What are gloves?
TS can be measured using this
What is the refractometer?
This calculated value gives us insight into the size of RBCs
What is MCV?
A mHCT tube should be at least this full before spinning in the centrifuge.
What is 3/4 full/75%?
The two categories of leukocytes
What are granulocytes and agranulocytes?
This is the only appropriate place to discard glass slides after use
What is the Sharps container?
These 5 lab tools/instruments necessary for a PCV/TS are:
What are mHCT tubes, clay, centrifuge & PCV reader card, refractometer?
This molecule is responsible for the oxygen carrying capacity of RBCs
What is hemoglobin?
What is the 100% line?
These WBCs are the most common peripheral blood WBC in dogs & cats.
What are neutrophils?
Immersion oil can only be used with this objective lens
What is 100X?
Increased PCV could be due to this
What is dehydration?
This RBC abnormality can be visually compared to a growth or bleb on the surface of the cell
What is a Heinz body?
This stain is an orangey-pink color
What is eosin?
These WBCs are elevated in a parasitic infection or allergic response.
What are eosinophils?
The most important step to using a centrifuge
What is balancing it/the samples?
A PCV of 12% tells us this about the patient
This RBC inclusion usually stains blue and looks like a small dot.
What is a Howell-Jolly body?
The Diff-Quik system is an example of this kind of stain
What is Romanowsky?
These WBCs are responsible for antibody production.
What are lymphocytes? (also accept Bcells)