no anticoagulant, forms serum and prevents remixing
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Description of Fluoride oxalate tube
contains anticoagulant and used for glucose testing
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Description of Citrate tubes
Contains anticoagulant and assesses coagulation profiles
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What does PCV represent
The percentage of RBCs in the blood
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What does a decreased PCV represent
anemia
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What does an increased PCV represent and why
Dehydration as there is reduced plasma levels due to water loss so RBCs look greater
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What is the term for the RBCs appearing greater due to dehydration
Haemoconcentration
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What is the normal range of PCV in dogs
37-57%
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What is the normal range of PCV in cats
27-50%
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What is total solids
The plasma protein levels
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What does increased PCV and increased TS represent
Dehydration and haemoconcentration
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What does decreased PCV and decreased TS represent
recent of ongoing haemorrhage
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What does normal PCV and decreased TS represent
Hypoalbumenia - low plasma proteins
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What does normal PCV and increased TS represent
Increased blood protein
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What parameters does quantitative - complete blood count haemotolgy measure
TP, RBC, HCT, WBC, Hb, MCH, MCV, MCHC
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What does HCT stand for and what is it
Haematocrit, PCV on machine
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If WBC levels are low what is this called
Leucopaenia
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if WBC levels are high that is this called
Leucocytosis
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What does Hb stand for
Haemoglobin concentration
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What does MCH stand for and what does it measure
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin - average mass of hemoglobin per red cell
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What does MCV stand for and what does it measure
Mean cell volume - the average size of RBCs
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What does MCV tell you about the different types of anemia
Immature RBCs are larger so this indicates whether the bone marrow is producing new RBCs to replace lost ones or not (regenerative - non-regenerative anemia)
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What is the term for low MCV and what does it indicate
Microcytic - small cells may indicate iron deficiency anemia
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What is the term for normal MCV and what may this indicate if in conjunction with low PCV
Normocytic - non-regenerative anemia with low PCV
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What is the term for increased MCV and what does this represent
Macrocytic - regenerative response as immature red cells being released to replace lost ones
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To perform a differential WBC count on a blood smear how is this done
Count 100 cells and note the type of each cell
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Card 2
Front
What is haemolysis
Back
Damage to red blood cells where the cells rupture and release contents into plasma
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