Laboratory diagnostics

​Laboratory Diagnostics

VN2035

• Eye piece

• objective lens

• x4,x10,x40,100

• Stage

• sub-stage condenser

• Rheostat

• Coarse/fine focus

​start here: 25 (as not quite at 26.

​.8 is where the smaller scale lines up.

therefore 25.8

• Which one?

• What would these items be used to test?

​Spin time?

RPM?

Multiple Choice

Normal PCV for a dog is:

• 37-55%

• 24-45%

• 30-50%

• 20-40%

Open Ended

what does a refractometer tell you?

How is the refractometer prepared?

what can cause a high SG?

what can cause a low SG?

​What are these used for?

What do they test?

how to use correctly.

​EDTA

PCV

Haematology - blood smears

​serum gel

samples to lab

seperated serum

pipette the serum off

​Lithium heparin

orange top

Biochemistry

organ function

Poll

Which would be the correct equipment for a routine in house biochemistry blood sample?

• 2ml syringe

  blue needle

  Heparin tube

• 5ml syringe

  orange needle

  pink tube

• 2ml syringe

  green needle

  heparin tube

• 5ml syringe

  green needle

  pink tube

Multiple Choice

Hyperadrenocorticism is an increase in cortisol, also know as?

• Cushings

• Addisons

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Congestive heart failure