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Diagnostics-Lab comps.
Lab competenies-Intro Diagnostics
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
08/24/2009

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Term
What information should be labeled on a sample container that is being shipped to a lab
Definition
Animal's name,client's name,date,hospital's name,and Dr's name
Term
Why must you invert a blood tube and not shake it?
Definition
Inverting it mixes it up. Shaking can cause hemolysis
Term
How long should blood clot in a red top tube before centrifuge.
Definition
20 minutes
Term
How long should a blood sample be centrifuged?
Definition
10 minutes
Term
When performing a PCV how full should you fill the hematocit tube?
Definition
3/4 full
Term
Where should you break the hematocit tube to do a plasma protein test?
Definition
Just above the buffy coat
Term
Plasma protein is read in ___ (%,g/dl,mg/ml)
Definition
g/dl
Term
PCV is expressed as ____ (%,g/dl,mg/ml)
Definition
%
Term
A fecal float should sit for ___ minutes and a fecal float with centrifuge should sit for ____ minutes
Definition
15 min,10 min
Term
True or False Centrifuge urine for 10 minutes for urinalysis
Definition
False, 5 minutes
Term
How many times do you dip sample slides in each of the coplin jars
Definition
10x
Term
Is specific gravity tested from a blood samle or a urine sample
Definition
Urine sample
Term
If you read 22 on the refractometer when doing a specific gravity test, you should write it down as _______
Definition
1.022
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