TESTING
What is the major advantage to having IH lab equipment and capabilities?
Quicker results and treatments for the patient
What objective lens magnification is known as the scanning lens?
4X
What is the term describing larva that exit its host through holes in the skin?
Warble
What is the difference between centrifuging a blood sample to yield serum vs. yielding plasma?
Anticoagulant
Which is NOT a Liver function test (done on a chemistry analyzer)?
BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)
ANY disease caused by mites?
Acariasis
What blood tube is used for coagulopathy profiles?
Blue top (only used for clotting test)
It is preferred to obtain all blood samples pre-prandial if possible (one exception would be a diabetic patient)?
TRUE
What test is used for endoparasite identification?
Fecal Float
What test/machine can yield instant blood glucose results?
Glucometer