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What is hemostasis?

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The stoppage of bleeding from an injured blood vessel

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What are the 3 functional components of hemostasis?

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  • Vascular
  • Platelets (primary hemostasis) for minor breaks in vessel endothelium
  • Coagulation (secondary hemostasis) for larger breaks in vessel integrity
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How does the vascular component of hemostasis reduce blood flow?

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Local vasoconstriction and the compression of injured vessels by blood pushed out (from the vessels) into the surrounding tissues

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How does the platelet component of hemostasis reduce blood flow?

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Hemostatic plugs, and releasing factors that augment vasoconstriction and initiate vessel wall repair

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How does the coagulation component of hemostasis reduce blood flow?

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By forming a fibrin mesh to stabilize the platelet plug; the fibrin in the blood is inactive until it is needed

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What is coagulation?

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A sequential cascade of enzymatic reactions

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Where are the coagulation factors created?

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The 12 factors are created in the liver

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What factor is everywhere in the coagulation cascade?

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Factor IV, calcium

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How do anticoagulants work?

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By binding calcium, coagulation factor IV

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What factors are in the intrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade?

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12, 11, 9, and 8 Walmart system - Things don’t cost $12, they cost $11.98

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What factors are in the common pathway of the coagulation cascade?

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10, 1, 5, 2, and 13. Common denominators of 10 - 10 and 1, 5 and 2. If not, you’re out of luck, you’ve got 13

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What factors are in the extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade?

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3 and 7 Extras

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When is the intrinsic system activated?

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When endothelium is disrupted; can be by exposed collagen, PF3 (platelet factor 3) release, or endotoxin

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What is an endotoxin?

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The cell wall of a gram negative bacteria; an animal may start clotting with out an injury due to an endotoxin (this is called sepsis)

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What is the extrinsic system initiated by?

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Tissue thromboplastin (Factor III), released by injured tissues, factor VII is then activated by factor III

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What is the common pathway activated by? What does it result in?

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The intrinsic and/or extrinsic systems and results in the fibrin clot

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What is fibrinolysis?

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Dissolution of a clot

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Fibrin is digested by plasmin (an enzyme), creating what?

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Fibrin degradation products (FDPs)

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When does plasmin formation begin?

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When the coagulation cascade is initiated

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On average, how many platelets should be present per oil immersion field in a normal blood smear?

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10-12

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What is BMBT and how is it tested?

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  • Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time - Make 2 parallel incisions of equal length and depth in the buccal mucosa and blot every 30-60 seconds without touching the skin; should clot within 1-5 minutes
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What are three clinical evaluations of bleeding disorders?

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  • Platelet estimate in blood smear
  • BMBT test
  • Toe Nail Bleeding Time (TNBT test)
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What are the tests used to test the intrinsic pathway?

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  • Whole Blood Clotting Test (WBCT)
  • Activated Clotting Time (ACT)
  • Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
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How is a WBCT performed?

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It is a simple screening test where you place blood in a test tube and rock gently every 30-60 seconds; dog blood should clot in 2-10 minutes, horse blood should clot in 4-15 minutes

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When is an ACT test not considered diagnostic?
If the blood clots within normal limits
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When is an APTT test considered to be an abnormal result of this test?
If the clotting time is more than 25% longer than the control (Normal in a dog - 17-35 sec)
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What test can be used to test the extrinsic pathway?
The One Stage Prothrombin Test (OSPT); results should be within 25% of the control results
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What is the most common in-clinic test for extrinsic coagulation?
The OSPT
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What are some other reference lab tests for coagulation?
- Fibrinogen concentration - Fibrin Degradation Products (FDP) - Factor assays
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What are the vitamin K dependent factors?
2, 7, 9, and 10
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What is the most common cause of vitamin K deficiency?
Rodenticide ingestion
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What is von Willebrand's factor needed for?
Platelet adhesion to subendothelium and stabilizing and preventing rapid clearance of factor VIII
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What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder in dogs, but is rare in cats?
von Willebrand's disease
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Which breed most commonly gets von Willebrand's disease?
Dobermans and Rottweilers
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Which breeds have clotting factor defects of Factor I?
St. Bernards and Borzois
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Which breed has clotting factor defects of Factor II?
Boxers
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Which breeds have clotting factor defects of Factor VII?
Beagles and Malamutes
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Which breeds have clotting factor defects of Factor VIII? What is this defect also known as?
- Many breeds - Hemophilia Type A
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Which breeds have clotting factor defects of Factor IX? What is this defect also known as?
- Many breeds of dogs, and domestic shorthair and British shorthair cats - Hemophilia Type B
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Which breed has clotting factor defects of Factor X?
Cocker Spaniels
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Which breeds have clotting factor defects of Factor XI?
English Springer Spaniels, Great Pyrenees, Kerry Blue Terrier
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What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
Complex hemostatic defect with enhanced coagulation and fibrinolysis secondary to severe systemic disease
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What does DIC create?
Fibrin strands within blood vessels, increased blood pressure, which causes hemolysis
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What is the prognosis for DIC?
Poor to grave; it is not a bleeding problem but a clotting problem, the animal's blot clots so much that it eventually runs out of clotting factor
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What is anisocytosis?
Variation in red blood cell size
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What is poikilocytosis?
Variation in red blood cell shape
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What are the 15 different kinds pf poikilocytosis?
- Spherocyte - Heniz Body (Schmauch's Bodies) - Ghost Cell - Eccentrocyte - Acanthocyte - Echinocyte - Blister Cells - Keratocyte - Stomatocyte - Ovaloctye - Dacryocyte - Target Cells (Codocyte) - Torocyte - Bar Cells (Knizocyte) - Schistocyte
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What is polychromasia?
Variation in cell color; immature RBC's have less hemoglobin than mature cells
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What does the presence of polychromasia cells indicate?
Active erythropoiesis and a regenerative response to anemia, or the body is trying to replace loses faster than it can keep up with
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What is hypocromasia?
Abnormal decrease in the hemoglobin content of RBC's most often associated with iron deficiency
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Which species' cells are especially prone to Heinz bodies? Meaning their hemoglobin can be damaged easier than other animals
Feline
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Dacryocytes can occur in dogs with __________ disorders
Myeloproliferative
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Target cells may also be seen as an artifact in __________ solutions
Hypertonic
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What is an inclusion?
Something included inside the RBC
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What species normally has Howell-Jolly bodies in up to 1% of its red blood cells?
Cats
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Large numbers of basophilic-stippled RBCs along with nucleated RBCs out of proportion to the anemia suggest \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Lead poisoning
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What are the 6 inclusions a red blood cell can have?
- Howell-Jolly Body - Pappenheimer Body (Hemosiderin) - Basophilic Stippling - Distemper Viral Inclusions - Cytauxzoon felis - Anaplasma marginale
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What are the 5 artifacts that may be found in red blood cells?
- Agglutination - Stain Precipitate - Refractile Artifact - Pseudoinclusion - Rouleaux
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What are the 4 leukocyte abnormalities that may be observed?
- Pelger Huet Anomlay - Hypersegmented Neutrophils - Toxic Neutrophils - Barr Bodies
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What is a spherocyte?
A small spherical RBC with a reduced ratio of cell surface area to cytoplasmic volume; spherocytosis may suggest immune-mediated hemolyic anemia
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What is a Heinz Body?
It consists of hemoglobin precipitated by oxidant drugs, plant toxins, or chemicals causing small projections on one side of the cell
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What are some of the causes of Heinz bodies?
- Acetaminophen (cats) - Methylene blue in urinary acidifiers and home aquariums (cats) - Onion ingestion (dogs and cats) - Long term prednisone use (dogs) - Gastrointestinal disease (cats) - Splenectomy
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What is a ghost cell?
An empty cell membrane of hemolyzed RBC's due to there being no hemoglobin present; can happen due to blood slides being prepared from hemolyzed samples
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What is an eccentrocyte?
The oxidation of a red blood cell membrane making the coloration off center
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What is an acanthocyte?
Aka a Spur cell or a Specualted cell; a cell that has irregular surface projections that can result in the changes in plasma lipids; can be caused by liver disease or splenic masses
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What is an echinocyte?
AKA Crenated cells; they are cells with evenly spaced projections and are a common artifact of blood slide preparation, unless the patient is dehydrated
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What are Blister cells?
An irregular cell due to the RBC manufactoring process; a small number is normal, but a might amount may cause an issue
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What is a Keratocyte?
- A RBC with a horn life projection; a blister cell that has ruptured
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What is a stomatocyte?
A heriditary problem where the linear area of central pa
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What is an ovalocyte?
An oval shaped cell that maintains a concave central pallor
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What is a dacryocyte?
A RBC with a tear like shape that results from the pitting function of the spleen
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What is a codocyte or target cell?
Excessive cell membrane in proportion to decreased hemoglobin, which can be caused by: - Hypochromic anemia - Cholestasis liver disease - Bone marrow suppression - Post-splenectomy
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What is a torocyte?
AKA punched out cell, it is generally an indication of hypochromic anemia, and may occur as an artifact on a blood smear
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What is a barr cell?
AKA Knizocyte; due to the redundancy in the cell membrane and is an outfolding of the red blood cell membrane
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What is a schistocyte?
A cell that has been damaged during circulation; typically an indication of DIC but can also be hemolytic anemia, congestive heart failure, glomerulonephritis, or splenic hemangiosarcoma
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What is a howell-jolly body?
The nuclear remnames in RBC's, and is common in regenerative anemia and splenectomized patients
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What is a pappenheimer body?
AKA hemosiderin, is due to iron accumulation in RBC's and can indicate abnormal erythropoiesis
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What is basophilic stippling?
Degenerative changes in the cytoplasmic ribonucleaic acid and can occur with regenerative anemia
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What is a distemper viral inclusion?
Coccoid like structures within the cytoplasm of the RBC larger than Howell-Jolly bodies
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What is cytauxzoon felis?
A parasite that lives in the anterior of a RBC
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What is anaplasma marginale?
A disease of bovines, and it lives on the margin of the cell
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What is agglutination?
When blood cells clump together or bunch up to attack itself, it can be due to a disease process (autoimmune disease) or improper slide preparation
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What is stain precipitate?
When a blood slide is not rinsed properly during preparation
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What is refractile artifact?
When light is hitting a cell at an angle in the microscope refracting light to appear that there are holes in the cells or "bite marks" in the cell
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What is pseudoinclusion?
A blue tinged cell similar in appearance to a pappenheimer body; appears like a platelet layered either on top of below an RBC
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What is rouleaux?
The stacking of cells and can be seen in dogs or cats with hyperprotenemia
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What is a pelger huet anomlay?
A cosmetic genetic defect of neutrophils; AKA hypo-segmented neutrophil
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What are hypersegmented neutrophils?
A WBC with 5 or more lobes in a neutrophil (a normal cell has \<5), usually a senescent WBC where the nucleus is being ripped apart
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What are toxic neutrophils?
A WBC that may have some or all of the following changes: - Irregularly shaped nucleus - Basophilic cytoplasm - Foamy cytoplasm - Dohlie bodies
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What is a Barr body?
A small projection off of nucleus within a segmented cell; an inactivated female X chromosome

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