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What does the following chemical symbol represent?
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Oxidising
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Harmful
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Corrosive
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Flammable
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To ensure best practice, how would urine which has been pipetted from a sample tube be disposed of?
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Discard entire pipette containing urine into yellow bag
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Pipette onto absorbent pad within orange clinical waste bag
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Discard directly down laboratory sink then place pipette in orange bag
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Pipette into separate conical tube and dispose of into offensive waste bag
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Which of the following describes the process used to adjust a measurement prior to using laboratory equipment?
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Quality control
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Sequencing
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Calibration
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Sighting
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Which of the following should be reduced to a few mm below the surface before commencing microscopy?
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The sub-stage condenser
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The mechanical stage
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The iris diaphragm
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The Rheostat
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Which of the following crystals would be found in alkaline urine?
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Urates
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Oxalate
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Cystine
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Phosphates
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The morphology of a bacillus bacterium is best described as?
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Rod shaped
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Spiral shaped
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Seen in clusters
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Seen in chains
Frage 7
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Which of the following will aid in clearing keratin when collecting a skin scrape?
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Liquid paraffin
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Immersion oil
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Sodium fluoride
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Potassium hydroxide
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Which of the following does not represent a safe temperature for SNAP® tests to be stored at?
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0 - minus 20° C
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2- 8° C
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15 - 20°C
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18 - 21°C
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The urine specific gravity measurement on the refractometer shown above is
Frage 10
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Pathological specimens sent via first class post should comply with which of the following packaging regulations?
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What would be the appearance of plasma or serum which is showing signs of lipaemia?
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When performing a PCV test the microhaematocrit should be spun for
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2 mins at 10,000 rpm
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5 mins at 10,000 rpm
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8 mins at 400 rpm
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10 mins at 200 rpm
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Risk assessments for the handling of chemical reagents used within the laboratory are required under which of the following?
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COSHH
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Scientific Procedures Act
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Health & Safety at work Act
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Environmental Protection Act
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Which of the following statements is not true regarding CEM (contagious equine metritis)?
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CEM will impact on fertility
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CEM can cause abortion although rarely
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Only mares and not stallions can transfer the disease
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CEM swabbing should be done both pre and post mating
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Can be used to achieve the same results as the Diff Quik method
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Will determine the difference between gram negative and positive bacteria
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Requires the sample to be incubated with the stain
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Will aid with identification of urinary cast
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Which of the following may cause an inaccurate red blood cell count in a haematology analyser?
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Crenation
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Anisocytosis
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Agglutination
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Polychromasia
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Pre and post prandial testing would be associated with which of the following tests?
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Which of the following levels would be analysed through use of an ELISA Premate Ovucheck test?
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Glucose
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Cortisol
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Oestrogen
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Progesterone
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The term Anisocytosis describes which of the following?
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Small dark blue areas within erythrocytes
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A noticeable variation in size of erythrocytes
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Noticeable central pallor of erythrocytes
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Erythrocytes inclusions likely to be seen post splenectomy
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What is the vernier scale reading as shown?
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Generically, the soluble liquid part of any substance which will be seen after centrifuging is known as
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Serum
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Plasma
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Sediment
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Supernatant
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Which term describes the normal yellow colour pigment of urine?
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Chromuria
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Urochrome
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Chromatism
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Tingent
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Which of the following would be the recommended agar for culturing Ringworm?
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Chocolate
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Sabarauds
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McConkeys
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Deoxycholate
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Which of the following would not be used to preserve urine?
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Thymol
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Toluene
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Alcohol
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Boric Acid
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When posting a pathological specimen, the largest volume/ mass which can be sent via the post is
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Which of the following is a suitable position for a patient requiring cerebrospinal fluid sampling where a problem is suspected involving the brain?
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Lateral recumbency with head flexed
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Dorsal recumbency with head flexed
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Sternal recumbency with legs pulled dorsally
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Lateral recumbency with legs pulled ventrally
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Which of the following parasites would be effectively sampled by tape strip?
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Sarcoptes
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Demodex
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Cheyletiella
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Echinococcus
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Which of the following breeds would it be normal to see an elevated red blood cell count in?
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Akita
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Dalmatian
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Greyhound
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Miniature Schnauzer
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Which of the following would not cause a change in the turbidity of urine?
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Increased Biliverdin
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Incorrect storage
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Contamination
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Mucous
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Which of the following would be a possible cause of increased specific gravity?
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Polyuria
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Dehydration
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Diabetes insipidus
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Chronic renal failure
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At what point should gloves be removed when collecting an aural swab for bacterial culture?
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After labelling the swab with identification details
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Before replacing the swab back into the cover tube
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Following placement of the swab back into the casing
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After the sample has been placed within the biohazard bag
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A Jamshidi needle would be used for obtaining which of the following samples?
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Bone marrow aspirate
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Bone marrow biopsy
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Lymph node aspirate
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Lymph node biopsy
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Malassezia is an example of a
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Yeast
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Protozoa
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Cestode
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Nematode
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Waste consisting of soiled gloves following use during disinfection of the centrifuge should be disposed of in which of the following receptacles?
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Yellow bin with a blue lid
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Yellow bag with black stripe
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Yellow bag with purple stripe
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Orange bin with an orange lid
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Which of the following samples should not be extracted with the use of pressure via a syringe?
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Synovial fluid
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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Bone marrow aspirate
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Abdominal paracentesis
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Elevated levels of which of the following biochemical values may indicate parathyroid disease or neoplasia, particularly if metastasised to bone
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Alanine Aminotransferase
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Cholesterol
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Thyroxine
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Calcium
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If a microscope has a parfocal ability it means
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Only a minor focusing adjustment will be required when switching lenses
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If the object is central to the field of vision in one lens it will be the same when you change lenses
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Light is channelled in a conical way to the object under view
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There are two eyepieces available to look down which must be adjusted to the field of vision
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Which of the following is not a recognised technique of sample collection when Ringworm is suspected?
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Woods lamp
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Tape strip
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Hair pluck
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Mackenzie technique
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Which of the following symptoms would not represent a reason to progress to performing a bronchoalveolar lavage on a dog?
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Difficulty with eating
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Exercise intolerance
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Nasal discharge
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Cough
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For which of the following conditions might it be most relevant to consider the patient’s pre-sampling fluid intake?
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Cushings disease
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Addisons disease
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Diabetes mellitus
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Diabetes insipidus
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A sodium citrate tube used as the preservative for clotting analysis would be which of the following colours?
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Which circulating blood cells are the first line of defence in infection and therefore a rise will be elevated particularly in acute infection?
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Lymphocytes
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Eosinophils
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Macrophages
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Neutrophils
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What is the correct temperature range for the storage of urine test strips?
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4-8˚ C
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2-15˚ C
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15-30˚ C
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18-20˚ C
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Which of the following would be an inappropriate site for bone marrow sampling?
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Which of the following would not be a suitable vein to access when collecting a blood sample from a rabbit?
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Saphenous
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Cephalic
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Brachial
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Jugular
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DEFRA requires all bovine abortions and premature calvings to be investigated due to which potential zoonotic cause?
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Brucellosis
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Aspergillosis
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Tuberculosis
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Bovine Viral Disease
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Which of the following pieces of equipment would be associated with performing an equine worm egg count
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McMasters slide
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Hawksley Reader
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Haemocytometer
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Monovette syringe
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A blood sample collected in a red top vacutainer will be of preference when which of the following samples is required
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Which of the following might indicate signs of liver disease on examination of a faecal sample?
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Dark red colouring
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White colouring
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Yellow colouring
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Pink colouring
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Which of the following biopsy techniques would result in an entire tumour being removed?
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Excision biopsy
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Incision biopsy
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Wedge biopsy
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Punch biopsy
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Which of the following urinary crystals would most likely be seen in an equine sample?
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Cystine
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Calcium Oxalate
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Ammonium Urate
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Calcium carbonate
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A PCV reading of 70% in a dog may indicate
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Non-regenerative anaemia
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Regenerative anaemia
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Oligocythaemia
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Dehydration
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At what point would you depress a SNAP test?
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As soon as the sample has been placed in the well
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When colour first appears in the activation window
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When the first blue dot appears in the results window
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When all dots have changed blue in the results window
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What colour are EDTA blood tubes?
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What colour are Lithium Heparin blood tubes?
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How would observation of cheyletiella best be carried out?