Many lab tests and services are performed within the veterinary facility and are referred to as “_______________________”

The veterinary assistant is responsible for the following dental procedures;

Outer area of teeth near cheek

Top area of teeth

Front area of teeth covered by the lips

Filing the sharp areas of the teeth

Prophylaxis is another word for;

Injections administered under the skin

Injections administered in the muscle

Vaccines or medicines administered into the nose

When filling a syringe, the volume of the syringe should be _____________ as the dose to administer.

Removing air bubbles from a syringe is called;

The greater the diameter of the needle, the _____________ the gauge

All are considerations for needle size selection when injecting a medication into a pet EXCEPT:

You need to give an IM injection of penicillin to a 5 lb SF Feline named Sadie.  The viscosity is thick.  What needle size do you select?

When labeling a syringe you should include all but which of the following;

Injections administered at base of neck between the shoulder blades

Injections administered in the quadriceps, hamstring or epaxial

Respiratory medications and vaccines are typically given by _________ in dogs.

IV placement can be done by a veterinary assistant

Fluids can be replenished in an animal by SQ or IV

Lactated Ringer’s Solution is used in;

IV catheters are used when;

Patency means _______________ to a veterinary assistant?

__________________drip delivers 15 drops of fluid per milliliter

When cleaning a wound, the term used to use sterile flush to rinse an area with increased fluid jet pressure that forcefully expels fluid through 18-gauge needle is called what?

An area left open without suturing and cleaned daily is called;

Match the layers of bandages with the correct definitions

no food or water by mouth

During a euthanasia procedure the vet assistant should place the dog in ____________recumbency, after the drug has been administered by the vet.

During a euthanasia, you may witness all but which of the following;

The remains of a pet that was put to sleep are stored ___________at the vet office.

Hospital laundry should be sorted by all but which of the following;

Some tests may not and are sent to an off-site commercial laboratory referred to as a;

Used to spin lab samples at high rate of speed and force to separate or concentrate materials suspended in liquid form that has a variety of rotors (wheels) that spin at variety of speeds

liquid portion of a sample

The solid portion of a spun sample

When you have centrifuged a blood sample, you will see the RBC's in the __________ of the tube.

When you have centrifuged a blood sample, you will see the platelets in the __________ of the tube.

When you have centrifuged a blood sample, you will see the WBC's in the __________ of the tube.

When you have centrifuged a blood sample, you will see the plasma in the __________ of the tube.

A _____________ is used to measure weight of liquid and determine liquid’s specific gravity.

Allows blood components to mix until analyzed

A urinalysis test strip is an example of a ____________________.

A common serological test used in the veterinary industry to test for communicable diseases.

A SNAP test analyzes all but which of the following samples;

A sample taken after an animal has fasted for several hours.

A sample taken taken after animal has had a meal.

Which blood collection tube contains EDTA?

Which is not one of the four steps to collecting a blood sample for a PCV test?

Measurement of percentage of RBCs in whole or unclotted blood

electrolytes are _________________________

Special technicians that work for the veterinary hospital are responsible for properly calibrating machines and troubleshooting problems.

Ratio of protein within blood

When breaking the hematocrit tube for TP evaluation, break just below the plasma layer and apply one drop to the refractometer.  

Specific gravity should be recorded in _______________in the medical chart.

Th PVC procedure spins blood in _______________placed in a centrifuge to measure the TP.

When gram staining, the nuclei of white blood cells appear ______________.

When gram staining, the platelets of white blood cells appear ______________.

When gram staining, the cytoplasm and granules of white blood cells appear ______________.

Staining allows ___________________to appear pink, red, or salmon

Used to diagnose internal parasites

A fecal sample should be collected in an open container to allow it to air out.

You should obtain at least 1–2 grams for a fecal analysis

Done when suspected eggs are too large to be detected via floatation

During a ______________ you can visualize trophozoite stages of giardia and other protozoans.

Both a fecal smear and a fecal flotation can detect the presence of parasite eggs.

More sensitive than fecal floatation and recovers more eggs in less time

Voided urine sample;

a veterinary procedure where a needle is placed into the urinary bladder through the abdominal wall of an animal and a sample of urine is removed

_________________ dog urine is yellow, clear or cloudy, and foamy when shaken

A dog urine specific gravity of 1.001 is ____________.

a urine specific gravity of 1.040 is _________________.

A positive test for _____________ in urine may be an indication of a bacterial infection, kidney disease or blood in urine.

The presence of __________ in urine may be a red flag for underlying Diabetes mellitus.

_______________ are abnormal byproducts produced by your pet’s cells when they do not have an adequate energy source. If your pet tests positive for _______________________ in its urine, a medical work up for Diabetes Mellitus will be performed.

________________ is an abnormal finding and indicative that red blood cells in your pet’s blood stream are being destroyed at a higher rate than normal.