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What is the normal PH of blood?
7.4
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what can cause heinsbody formation in cats?
tylonol
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albulmin is produced by?
the liver
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how many squares do you count for WBC count?
9
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how many sqquares do you count for RBC count?
5
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what tube is commonly used for collectingblood from cvc?
lavander top tube
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what is leukopenia?
deficiancy in WBCs
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thrombocyteopenia
increase in plattlets
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minerals and vitamins required for RBC production?
iron, covalt, copper
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what does nucleated RBCs indicate?
young blood cells, regenitive, anemia
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what is yellow serum?
intric?
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what percentage of blood can be safely drawn for donation?
20% of 7%
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average life span of a RBC?
120 days
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whats a major function of a erythrocyte?
transport gasses
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what is the majority of WBCs seen on a blood smear from a cat?
neutrophils
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the name of the instrument used to determine plasma protien consintration?
refractometer
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the term used to describe neutrophils with nuclei composed of 5 or more segments?
hypersegment
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name of the WBCs with the dark staining granuls in the cytoplasma?
basophil
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what is the most important function of the WBCs?
fight off infection
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best stain to use to see reticulocytes?
new methalin blue
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when you see nucleated RBCs on a blood smear what do you have to remember to do?
- count them seperatly
- notify dvm
- correct WBC count
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whats an example of a granulocyte?
lymphocyte, monocyte
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whhich WBC has pinkish red granuls in the cytoplasm?
centriphil
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what supplies do you need to do a WBC count?
unipet, mematocytometer, coverslip
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what do you need for a diferential WBC count?
2 slides
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