Cumulative lab practical 2 (hematology, chemestry and immuniology)

ALP , ALT and bile acids

hepatobiliary function

BUN

kidney

GLU

glucose

Which organ does glucose respresent

Pancreas

based on the glucose levels what other test would the vet might order?

Glucose tolerance test

if the patients has had hyperglycemia for 1-2 wks what other analyte will be present and elevated

Fructosamine

ALP

Akaline phosphate

which organ is ALP associated with

Gallbladder

what organ is Amylase associated with

Pancreas

what is the main purpose of amylase

breakdown starches and glycogen

Often, an increase in amylase is accompanied by an increase in lipase, which is almost always due to what condition

pancreatic disease

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

what does BUN specifically evaluate

Evaluates the ability of the kidney to remove NITROGENOUS WASTE from the blood

ALT is associated with

Liver

what does an elevation of ALT specifically indicate

liver damage

AST

bound to the mitochondrial membrane

Bile acid is associated with which organ

Liver and gallbladder

what type of sample/test is needing in order for a bile acid is provided a truly diagnostic result

Paired sample test

BMBT

Buccal mucosal bleeding time

one important thing to consider with a feline blood test that is positive for type B

type B cats naturally carry high levels of strong anti-A antibodies

WBC

WBC x 100

100+nRBC

what are the long arrows pointing at

Aggregate reticulocytes

what are the short arroms pointing at

punctate reticulocytes

Major cross match is

Serum; RBCs

why is a blood major cross match performed

to detect antibodies in the recipient's plasma or serum that could attack and destroy the donor's red blood cells

reticulocyte count

# of rectics

1000 rbcs

why would we perform a reticulocyte count test?

to evaluate how well your bone marrow is producing red blood cells

MPV (Mean platelet volume)

average size individual platelets

PDW (Platelet Distribution Width)

assesses variation in the SIZE of platelets

PCT

plateletcrit

Albumin

transport proteins ==== LIVER