Lab Qs

How should you preserve an excisional mass sample from surgery

• 10% formalin

• Freeze it

• Slice very finely and place on several microscope slides

Which sample pot should cerebral spinal fluid be kept in

• EDTA and plain tubes

• Heparin and serum tubes

• Citrate and oxalate tubes

How much cerebral fluid should be extracted from a patient for cytology

• 1ml per 5kg

• 2ml per 5kg

• 1ml per 10kg

Normal PCV for a canine patient

• 24-45%

• 37-55%

• 40-65%

Normal PCV for a feline patient

• 24-45%

• 37-55%

• 40-65%

An increase in neutrophil on a haematology sample is called

• Right shift

• Centre shift

• Left shift

How thick should a histology sample be

What setting should a centrifuge be set to for a PCV

• 10,000rpm for 5 minutes

• 20,000rpm for 2 minutes

• 5000rpm for 5 minutes

How should a microhaematocrit tube be disposed

• Pharmacology sharps bin

• Biological sharps bin

• Contaminated waste bin

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