Exam 5: Lab Procedures

Although there are multiple strains of Ehrlichia, affecting many species of mammals, what are the two main types of tick that are responsible for the transmitting this disease?

What are red blood cells that have a membrane abnormality causing them to develop "burr" projections on the cell surface called?

What is the proper term for the abnormal variations in size of red blood cells?

The act of becoming infected by a parasite through the transplacental route describes what?

Neutrophils have an important role in inflammatory conditions based on which capability(ies)?

Which objective(s)may be found on a basic laboratory microscope with high dry and oil immersion objective lenses?

The presence of polychromatophilic RBCs on a blood smear from a patient with anemia indicates what kind of anemia?

Demadex mites spend their entire lifecycle on a specific host. Of the five stages in the mite's lifecycle, what are the two nymph stages called?

Which of the following is a parasite of the avian circulatory system?

A normal lymphocyte count in a dog falls between n/µL.

Which value(s) can be determined by using the plasma from the top of a previously spun down microcapillary tube?

Ectoparasites include the following:

When collecting blood samples from pet birds, how is venipuncture accomplished?

What is a normal range of values in a dog for a micro-hematocrit sample?

What is the term used to describe a decrease in the number of circulating platelets in the blood?

Immature neutrophils released from the bone marrow have a nuclei.

The increased area of central pallor resulting from an abnormally low amount of hemoglobin within the RBC causes RBCs.

Features of ascarid eggs include:

Which parameter(s) should be evaluated in a routine urinalysis?

For which of the following conditions is a cytological examination of a tracheal wash a useful diagnostic tool?