Questão 1
Questão
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
Questão 2
Questão
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
Questão 3
Questão
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
Questão 4
Questão
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
Questão 5
Questão
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
Questão 6
Questão
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
Questão 7
Questão
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
Questão 8
Questão
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
Questão 9
Questão
The urine specific gravity measurement on the refractometer shown above is
Questão 10
Questão
Pathological specimens sent via first class post should comply with which of the following packaging regulations?
Questão 11
Questão
What would be the appearance of plasma or serum which is showing signs of lipaemia?
Questão 12
Questão
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
Questão 13
Questão
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
Questão 14
Questão
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
Questão 15
Questão
A Romanowsky stain
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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
Questão 16
Questão
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
Questão 17
Questão
Pre and post prandial testing would be associated with which of the following tests?
Questão 18
Questão
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
Questão 19
Questão
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
Questão 20
Questão
What is the vernier scale reading as shown?
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Questão 21
Questão
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
Questão 22
Questão
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
Questão 23
Questão
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
Questão 24
Questão
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
Questão 25
Questão
When posting a pathological specimen, the largest volume/ mass which can be sent via the post is
Questão 26
Questão
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
Questão 27
Questão
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
Questão 28
Questão
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
Questão 29
Questão
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
Questão 30
Questão
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
Questão 31
Questão
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
Questão 32
Questão
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
Questão 33
Questão
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
Questão 34
Questão
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
Questão 35
Questão
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
Questão 36
Questão
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
Questão 37
Questão
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
Questão 38
Questão
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
Questão 39
Questão
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
Questão 40
Questão
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
Questão 41
Questão
A sodium citrate tube used as the preservative for clotting analysis would be which of the following colours?
Questão 42
Questão
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
Questão 43
Questão
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
Questão 44
Questão
Which of the following would be an inappropriate site for bone marrow sampling?
Questão 45
Questão
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
Questão 46
Questão
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
Questão 47
Questão
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
Questão 48
Questão
A blood sample collected in a red top vacutainer will be of preference when which of the following samples is required
Questão 49
Questão
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
Questão 50
Questão
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
Questão 51
Questão
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
Questão 52
Questão
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
Questão 53
Questão
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
Questão 54
Questão
What colour are EDTA blood tubes?
Questão 55
Questão
What colour are Lithium Heparin blood tubes?
Questão 56
Questão
How would observation of cheyletiella best be carried out?