Intro to Lab
This piece of lab equipment needs to be balanced when used.
What is a centrifuge?
A chemistry machine runs profiles that check this while a hematology machine runs this.
What is organ function and CBC?
A fresh urine sample is best analyzed within this timeframe.
What is 0-4 hours?
Impression smear technique, Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA), and Swab technique are examples of collection techniques for this.
What is a cytological examination?
This is the common vector for canine heartworm.
What is the mosquito?
This is the solution of choice when calibrating the refractometer.
What is distilled water?
Hemolysis of a blood sample means this.
What is red blood cells have broken down and spilled hemoglobin into the sample, rendering most blood chemistry tests inaccurate?
Supernatant refers to this?
What is the fluid poured off the sample after centrifugation?
This microorganism is a single-celled organisms often referred to as germs.
What is bacteria?
This ectoparasite is a normal part of skin flora, but can cause problems in animals with a suppressed immune system.
What is Demodex?
This tube contains Lithium heparin.
What is a GTT?
Measurement of plasma/serum proteins obtained on a chemistry panel.
What is T/P or T/S?
This is the type of urine sampled needed when sending it out for culture/sensitivity.
What is a cystocentisis?
Using a needle and syringe to take a small sample of cells for evaluation.
What is a FNA?
That parasite that can cause blindness and internal organ damage in humans.
What is Roundworm?
This tube contains sodium citrate.
What is a BTT?
This evaluates individual cell numbers in circulation to evaluate overall health.
Both the concentration of the urine and the kidney function of the pet is measured by this test.
What is USG?
A histopathology test is important because of this.
What is gives both a definitive diagnosis and for the DVM to know if they removed all diseased cells?
This is the way to tell a sucking louse from a biting louse.
What is assess their mouth parts?
The instrument used to measure plasma total protein of a blood sample.
What is a refractometer?
The area of the blood smear the technician will be evaluating for cell morphology.
What is the monocellular layer?
The gross analysis for a urinalysis consists of these steps.
What is color, clarity, odor, and volume?
The meaning of Clean Margins.
when the pathologist does not see evidence of tumor cells in the tissues of the growth.
This is the name for the protozoan parasite that can be found in cats, dogs, and humans, is easily found in contaminated wet areas, and is usually known as “travelers' diarrhea”.
What is Giardia?