Biovet case questions

Question 1

What are the RBC indices in english/french

Answer 1

MCV, MCHC, MCH,

VGM, TGMH, CGMH

Question 2

How can you tell if an anemia is regenerative or not

Answer 2

reticulocytes

Question 3

what does 2+ polychromasia present as

Answer 3

3-7%

Question 4

Which early Rbc is before a metarubricyte

Answer 4

rubricyte

Question 5

what does alt evaluate

Answer 5

liver function

Question 6

what tests evaluate kidney function

Answer 6

creatinine, urea, phosphorus

Question 7

Which wbc would you expect to be elevated in a heart worm case

Answer 7

eosinophils because they are released when there are parasites

Question 8

why would you see echinocytes

Answer 8

poor collection techniques, or real due to diabetes/dehydration

Question 9

what is an antigen test for heartworm

Answer 9

elisa, snap 4DX

Question 10

List all the electrolytes tested in the biochem profile

Answer 10

phos, calcium, potassium, sodium, chloride

Question 11

list 2 biochem results that evaluate the liver

Answer 11

ALT, ALP

Question 12

What are the 2 plasma proteins

Answer 12

albumin, globulin

Question 13

If you have lymphoma why would you have non-regenerative anemia

Answer 13

because the cancer is affecting his bone marrow so reticulocytes are not being made

Question 14

what are the 3 ways that cancer lymphocytes are different

Answer 14

lacy nuclear chromatin, prominent large nucleoli, variable sized nucleus

Question 15

what is the term for elevated wbc

Answer 15

leukocytosis

Question 16

what is the term for elevated monocyte count

Answer 16

monocytosis

Question 17

what is the term for low eosinophil count

Answer 17

eosinopenia

Question 18

what electrolyte is often elevated with lymphoma

Answer 18

calcium

Question 19

what can cause an increase in urea

Answer 19

dehydration

Question 20

why does globulin elevate

Answer 20

inflammation

Question 21

how is it possible that an animal may be more anemic then their rbc values suggest

Answer 21

due to dehydration

Question 22

what does increased cortisone do to the wbc

Answer 22

decrease eosinophils

increase neutrophils

Question 23

what are the three types of leukograms

Answer 23

excitement, stress, left shift

Question 24

when is pyometra the most likely to occur

Answer 24

4 months after heat

Question 25

how do you treat pyometra

Answer 25

removal of uterus

Question 26

what are the 2 general types of pyometra

Answer 26

open and closed

Question 27

what are codocytes

Answer 27

rbc deformities due to the cell membrane

Question 28

what are the two types of codocytes

Answer 28

target cells and stomatocytes

Question 29

what type of stain is the new methlyne blue stain

Answer 29

it is a supra vital stain used to stain reticulocytes

Question 30

what is syncope

Answer 30

fainting

Question 31

why would you see band neutrophils

Answer 31

due to mild left shift

Question 32

what is AIHA

Answer 32

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Question 33

what is a polychromatophil

Answer 33

a young/degenerated rbc that stains with an acid, neutral or basic dye

Question 34

what is a reticulocyte

Answer 34

an immature RBC

Question 35

How is a reticulocyte different from a polychromatophil

Answer 35

a polychromatophil is a prematurely released RBC whereas a reticulocyte is an immature rbc

Question 36

why do we see spherocytes

Answer 36

caused by AIHA

Question 37

Why does a sphericity look hyperchromic

Answer 37

damage to cell membrane, same concentration of hemoglobin in a smaller package.

Question 38

Spherocytes are considered a hallmark of which disease

Answer 38

AIHA

Question 39

What is pelger huet

Answer 39

a genetic disorder

Question 40

what does pelger huet do to the neutrophils

Answer 40

cause them to be band

Question 41

What defines an inflammatory leukogram

Answer 41

increase in neutrophils, decrease in lymphocytes and increase in non segmented neutrophils

Question 42

how can you tell if it is a recent abscess or chronic

Answer 42

increase in neutrophils, also increase in globulin

Question 43

how can you tell if something is a chronic infection

Answer 43

monocytosis. if monocytosis is absent then its acute

Question 44

why can TP be elevated

Answer 44

dehydration, inflammation

Question 45

what liver test is used in dogs and cats and not in cows

Answer 45

ALT

Question 46

what liver test is used in the cow but is not in the biovet cat/dog profiles

Answer 46

AST

Question 47

What can elevated AST also be caused by

Answer 47

muscular damage

Question 48

a deficiency of this mineral _____ causes grass tetany in cattle

Answer 48

magnesium

Question 49

why would a horse have a low blood glucose value

Answer 49

the cells use it

Question 50

what vacutainer can be used to avoid false blood glucose values

Answer 50

grey

Question 51

why can an animal present as a false hypothyroid

Answer 51

chronic disease can cause a hypothyroid presentation

Question 52

why can you see echinocytes and rouleaux

Answer 52

echinocytes: dehydration rouleaux: critical sickness

Question 53

what is hemangiosarcoma

Answer 53

cancer of the blood vessels

Question 54

what results in the biochem would support blood loss

Answer 54

decreased erythrocytes

Question 55

what is hematochezia

Answer 55

bloody stool

Question 56

in a 3 month old puppy what parasite can cause hematochezia

Answer 56

giardia

Question 57

what is the significance of elevated CK

Answer 57

muscle damage

Question 58

what are heinz bodies

Answer 58

denatured hemoglobin

Question 59

what biochem tests are evaluated in pancreatitis

Answer 59

amylase, lipase

Question 60

which biochem test is elevated in hypothyroidism in the dog

Answer 60

cholesterol

Question 61

what 2 biochem tests could be used to determine whether the cat is diabetic or not

Answer 61

fructosamine or glycoslated hemoglobin