What is diagnosis disease, monitor diseases, give prognosis to client, identify "at risk" patients for anesthesia, monitor certain levels while patient is on medication.
100
What holds and moves the slide for viewing?
What is stage and stage clips
100
List 4 sites of venipuncture
What is cephalic, jugular, femoral, saphenous
100
Define Ectoparasite
What is parasites that lives outside the host
100
What gauge needle do we commonly use for dogs and cats
What is 22g or 20g
200
Name 2 positives for sending labs to reference labs
What is expert opinion, cost effective, special equipment
200
Which part of the microscope holds the objective lens?
What is revolving nose piece
200
After centrifuging a green top tube, what is the top portion of the sample called?
What is Plasma
200
Name 3 SOURCES of parasitic infection
What is soil, water, food, stool, other animals
200
How do you label TP?
What is g/dL
300
Name 2 disadvantages for sending labs to reference labs
What is time, errors, transport
300
What does MSDS stand for?
What is Material Safety Data Sheets
300
What is the technical term for serum/plasma that is brownish - orange due to excess bilirubin the the bloodstream?
What is icterus
300
Name 3 PORTALS of entry to obtain a parasitic infection
What is ingestion of larva, transmammory, transplacental, ingestion of host, skin penetration, blood contact
300
What order do you fill blood tubes
What is sterile tubes, EDTA, Heparin, Clot tubes
400
What temp should incubators be at?
What is 37 C, body temp
400
Define what sterilization, disinfect and antiseptic is
What is sterilization = kills or inactivates living organism
Disinfect = chemical used on inanimate surfaces
Antiseptic = chemical used on skin and tissues
400
Yellow top tubes contain what kinds of anticoagulant?
What is no anticoagulant
400
Name 3 things that may happen to old stool samples
What is dehydration of stool, eggs hatch = false negative, larva may leave stool, larva may enter sample, hard to work with
400
What area do you examine blood smears?
What is Rainbow area
500
Name two test we run with our refractometer
What is TP, Urine SP G
500
What does these colors mean on the NFPA label
Red
Blue
White
Yellow
What is Red = flammability
Blue = toxic/health hazards
White = reactive with water
Yellow = reactive or instability
500
What is the purpose of the cellophane tape test?
What is to diagnosis external parasites: pinworms, lice, mites
500
Explain how to do a direct smear
What is obtain small amount of fecal and mix fecal and saline on a slide, cover with cover slip, examine under 10X to look for ova then move to 40X to look for giardia and bacteria