vet lab skills exam

• idexx lab-richmond bc
• true north lab- burnaby bc
• histovet: guelph, ON

• cytology
• u/a
• cbc
• chem screen
• differential
• histology
• thyroxine
• ACTH
• bile acids

• a lavender top with blood
• A sst with blood
• a red top with urine
• slide mailer with blood films
• a requisition form

• RBC
• WBC
• Platelets

body functions, hormones and organs

• contains EDTA anti-coagulant
• used for plasma sample
• CBC and DIff test

• contains sodium citrate anti-coagulant
• used for plasma sample
• specialised tests like blood gases

• contains sodium fluoride anti-coagulant
• plasma sample
• used for blood glucose

• contains heparin anti-coagulant
• plasma sample
• specialised testing and exotics

• contains nothing
• sterile tube
• can be used for urine, blood, body fluids, small histology.
• used for whole blood which will be spun down to obtain serum

• contains neutral gel in bottom
• sterile with no additives
• whole blood and spun for serum rest of sample will be under the gel plug in bottom

a form used to inform the external lab of which tests you need them to perform on the given samples

dx tool used to evaluate blood cells

because once the blood is outside the body it starts to change. Also as the smear acompanys a blood film it will show the tech the blood at the time it was drawn as some anti coagulants can sometimes make it difficult to evaluate the sample.

• fecal smeer
• fecal float fecalyser
• fecal float centrifuge

small amount of feces is collected with the fecalyser and mixed with a salt solution. A cover slip is placed on top of the fecalyser and The feces then mixes with the salt solution for a minumum of 15 minutes. The ova which will float to the top will be caught on the cover slip and then viewed under a microscope.

this method is when the feces is mixed with a sugar solution and then strained so only the liquid portion is left. it is then poured into a centifuge container and spun. a cover slip is placed on top of the solution so the ova float to the top and then is examined under a microscope

in this method a small amount of feces is mixed with distilled water on a microscope slide. it should be thin enough so newspaper can be read though it. once mixed a cover slip is placed on top and the slide is examined under a microscope

with a blood smear you take a drop of blood and place is on a microscope slide, with another microscope slide you place is along the edge of the drop of blood once it has ran along the width you draw it out quickly along the slide leaving a thin feather like appearnce of blood, dry it quickly and look at under a microscope

obtain a urine sample and spin down in the centrifuge. take the tube and remove the urine up to the tablet which will be apparent at the bottom. with another syringe add a drop of the urine to a microscope slide and add one drop of dye. place a cover slip on the urine and examin under a microscope.