LAB - Collect & prepare specimens

What is an EDTA blood tube used for?

• Haematology

• Biochemistry

• Glucose testing

• Serum collection

When collecting a blood sample from a rabbit, what is the best site to use?

• Jugular vein

• Saphenous vein

• Cephalic vein

• Marginal ear vein

When taking a blood sample, what is the position of the bevel?

• Bevel up

• Bevel down

• Doesn't matter

Is this sample...

• Lipemic

• Normal

• Haemolysed

• Icteric

What is a common cause of haemolysis?

• Syringe is too small

• Needle is too small

• Needle is too big

• Syringe is too big

When performing a blood smear, which blood tube should we use?

• EDTA

• Serum

• Lithium Heparin

• Fluoride / oxolate

When performing a blood smear, what angle should we hold the spreader at?

• 120 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

What colour lid does a lithium heparin blood tube have?

• Pink

• Orange

• Brown

• Yellow

If the patient is stressed during blood sample collection, which value is most likely to be elevated on the blood results?

Where can you find the palantine vein?

• Inside a snakes mouth

• The wing of a bird

• Tail of a lizard