Hematology
Urinalysis
Parasites
Microbiology
Surprise
100

What is a plain tiger top tube used for collecting?

Serum

100

Name the different methods for collecting urine

Free catch, catheterization, cystocentesis

100

What is the most common roundworm in dogs and cats?

Toxocara canis

100

A Gram stain causes Gram-negative bacteria to turn which color?

Pink

100

Organelles reside in which component of the cell?

Cytoplasm

200

Which region of a blood smear should be used for the differential cell count?

The monolayer

200

What crystal forms in alkaline urine, and appears as a 6-8 sided prism with tapering sides?

Struvite crystals

200

Which parasite would be flat and segmented in appearance?

Dipylidium
200

Gram-positive bacteria stain what color?

Purple

200

What is the main job of a nucleus of a cell?

To contain DNA

300

What is the most commonly observed crystal in urine?

Struvite crystals

300
What is the common name for Fasciola hepatica

Lung fluke

300

What type of organism is typically detected with an acid-fast stain?

Mycobacteria

300
Schnauzers often have hyperlipidemia, and when their blood spins down, the serum often appears milky. This is due to a high level of what in the serum?

Triglycerides

400

Which cell is commonly elevated in dogs with heartworm disease or other parasitic infections?

Eosinophils

400

Urine in which species is normally cloudy or milky in appearance?

Horses and rabbits

400
What is the most common coccidia seen in poultry/birds, and rabbits?

Eimeria

400

Culture of which bacteria gives a characteristic sweet smell?

Psuedomonas

400

What does a Coggins test, test for?

Equine Infectious Anemia

500

What crystals are abnormal in most breeds, but normal in Dalmations?

Ammonium biurate

500

Lactose-fermenting bacteria appear what color on MacConkey agar?

Pink, or red

500

In which species will you never perform a reticulocyte count?

Horses