Veterian Key

41 CYTOLOGY OF INFLAMMATION Rick L. Cowell, Theresa E. Rizzi, James H. Meinkoth 1 What is neutrophilic inflammation? Preparations in which greater than 70% to 75% of the cells are…

11 ALTERED LEUKOCYTE MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION Stephen D. Gaunt 1 What are reactive lymphocytes, or immunocytes? Immunocytes are large-sized lymphocytes with intensely basophilic cytoplasm and occasionally a prominent nucleolus that…

8 MORPHOLOGY, FUNCTION, AND KINETICS Stephen D. Gaunt 1 Describe the morphology of neutrophils from animals. Neutrophils are the granulocytic leukocytes with specific granules that are usually inconspicuous or “neutral”…

43 CYTOLOGY OF LYMPH NODES AND THYMUS Rick L. Cowell, Debbie J. Cunningham, James H. Meinkoth 1 When should a lymph node be aspirated for cytology? Lymph node aspiration is…

45 TRANSTRACHEAL WASH AND BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE Rick L. Cowell, James H. Meinkoth, Sylvie Beaudin 1 What are some indications for transtracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage (TTW/BAL)? TTW/BAL is indicated to…

51 REPTILIAN HEMATOLOGY 1 How are reptilian blood cells different from the blood cells of mammals? Reptilian blood cells are similar to mammalian blood cells in some aspects but differ…

49 AVIAN HEMATOLOGY 1 How are avian blood cells different from the blood cells of mammals? Avian blood cells are similar to mammalian blood cells in some aspects but differ…

44 LIVER CYTOLOGY Rick L. Cowell, Sylvie Beaudin, James H. Meinkoth 1 What cell types are seen in aspirates from normal liver? a. Hepatocytes b. Biliary tract epithelial cells (1)…

46 BODY CAVITY EFFUSIONS (ABDOMINAL, THORACIC, PERICARDIAL) Rick L. Cowell, Theresa E. Rizzi, James H. Meinkoth 1 List the three major classifications of effusions. a. Transudates b. Modified transudates c….

40 SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PREPARATION Rick L. Cowell, Ronald D. Tyler, James H. Meinkoth 1 Why is cytology performed? Cytology allows for the rapid determination of a diagnosis or identification…