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| Should blood samples be collected before or after treatment with medication? |
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| Before, unless monitoring therapy |
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| Enough blood should be collected to do the test _ times. |
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| ____ prandial samples are best. |
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| What are some changes that can be found in a post-prandial sample? |
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| Lipemia, increased glucose levels, increased BUN concentration |
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| How should you label a blood sample tube being sent to an outside lab? |
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| Date, time, owner's name, patient's name, patient's id number, Dr's name, and clinic name |
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| The _____ vein is usually the preferred site for blood collection in large animals. |
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| True or False Vacutainer systems may be used on all breeds? |
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| False, using vacutainers on small animals can collapse their veins. |
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| __ - __ gauge needles work well for dogs and cats. |
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| What are two alternate (other than the jugular vein) collection sites in cattle, |
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| 1. Subcutaneous abdominal (milk) vein 2. Coccygeal (tail) vein |
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| Oher than the jugular vein where can samples be colleted in horses? |
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| 1. Cephalic vein 2. lateral thoracic vein 3. Saphenous vein |
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| __-__ gauge needles, ___-_ inches long are used for large animals |
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| __ gauge needles are recommended for caprines |
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| __ gauge needles if __- __ inches are used to collect samples from pig's cranial vena cava |
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| Whole blood may be _____ but never _______. |
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| True or false Whole blood is not used for chemistry tests usually |
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| True, plasma or serum samples are used |
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| Cenrifuge a anticoagulated blood sample for _ minutes to get _____ on the top of the tube. |
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| True or false You can freeze or refrigerate plasma |
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| Do not use potassium heparin if _____ levels are being measured. |
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| ___ and ___ topped tubes along with potassium oxalate should not be used for biochemical analyses because they function by binding to _____. |
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| Purple(EDTA), Blue(Sodium citrate); calcium |
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| Serum should be _____ from the clot after centrifugtion to prevent artificial changes. |
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| What are possible complications to venipuncture? |
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| 1. minor hemorrage 2. subcutaneous hematoma 3. vascular trauma/laceration 4. thrombophlebitis |
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| Hold firm pressure on a jugular venipuncture site for at least __ seconds. |
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| Remove the bandage on the venipuncture site in __-__ minutes |
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| If a hematoma forms, apply pressure wrap for _-_ hours |
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| What are some reasons arterial samples are taken? |
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| To measure the acid/base and blood gas status |
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| Most commn sites for arterial sample collection in small animals? |
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| femoral and dorsal metatarsal arteries |
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| A __ gauge needle on a heparinized syringe should be used to collect __ml-__ml arterial samples |
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| What color will an arterial sample be and how long should you apply pressure to the injetion site? |
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| Arterial samles must be kept in an _____ environment. |
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| What angle is the needle inserted for venipuncture and how much should be inserted? |
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| 30 degree; at least 1/2 of the needle |
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| What angle do you need to place the needle when giving an IM injection? |
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| How much do you inject for an intradermal injection? |
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| The absence of septic material/feedom from infection or infectious material. |
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| Do you need to aspirate for an intraperitoneal injection? |
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| Yes, to observe for blood, urine, or intestinal content |
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