Veterinary Technician Training: Lab Skills

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This Laboratory Skills Volume 2 series covers some of the most essential skills needed for performing procedures in your hospital's lab such as:
•Using a Refractometer
•Basic Cytology
•Basic Slide Staining Techniques
•Collection and Identification of Mites
•Basic Fungal and Bacterial Culturing
•Basic Histopathology
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[@rosemanduca1974]

Plasma and serum are not the same. Tapping the broken glass microhematocrit tube onto the glass window of the refractometer will scratch your instrument.

[@heidiholtz4382]

I think either is correct when used in this way. You can use nonheparinized micro hematocrit tube if filling from LTT, or a heparinized tube if filling from a fresh sample in syringe (or bleeding nail) and you’ll either end up with plasma or serum, right? The packed red blood cells % would be the same after centrifugation in either case...

[@VadimPryadko]

write the requirement of protein for calves

[@Corruptedd]

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[@brooklynzoo7189]

What is this machine looking for is it looking for like an infection

[@amywalker2720]

Deirdre Bodrick it’s looking for signs of infection or dehydration by measuring hydration and blood proteins. Some blood proteins increase if infection is present for example.

[@zuezsz]

@@amywalker2720 dayum u really know

[@dharmindersingh5950]

Ok good