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| Cluster of cells resembling a many-lobed berry |
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| Variation in nuclear size |
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| Variation in nucleolar shape or size |
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| Malignant growth of epithelial cells (tends to metastasize) |
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| Overall number of cells seen on a slide |
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| Macrophage in connective tissue |
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| More than one nucleus in a cell |
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| When is multinucleation especially significant? |
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When accompanied by anisokaryosis
When there are an odd number of nuclei in the cell |
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| New or abnormal growth (can be benign or malignant) |
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| Ratio of the volume of the nucleus to the volume of the cytoplasm |
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| One nucleus folds over another within the same cell (VERY likely to be malignant) |
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| Variation of size and shape of same cell type |
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| Connective tissue cell tumor |
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| Clear, colorless fluid with <25 g/dL protein |
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| Fluid with >25 and <30 g/dL of protein |
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| Very cellular fluid with >30 g/dL of protein |
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| Epithelial-like macrophages with many neutrophils |
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| Predominantly macrophages without many neutrophils |
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| Morphologically similar to macrophages, except cytoplasm contains small or no vacuoles |
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| Multi-nucleated giant cells |
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| Macrophages with multiple nuclei |
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| Type of cells seen in repro cytology |
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Parabasal
Intermediate
Cornified |
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| Which cell(s) predominate in estrus? |
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| Which cell(s) predominate in metestrus/diestrus? |
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| How to properly swab and prepare an abscess slide? |
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| Swab around edge of abscess, then roll onto the slide |
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| How to collect and prepare fluid samples for cytology |
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Collect in syringe and put into EDTA, RTT, and a sterile container or culture material
Measure TP and SG in refractometer
Centrifuge sample for sediment (5 min low speed) |
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| Press specimen to the slide without blotting, then wash specimen with saline, debride, and press again. |
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| Blot cut edge of specimen to remove excess blood, then press onto a slide |
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Squash prep (like blood smear)
Modified squash prep (press, rotate, pull)
Starfish prep (squirt, then spread using tip of a needle) |
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| What is supporative/purulent inflammation? |
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| How many criteria for malignancy are needed to send to a pathologist? |
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| Fragmentation of the pyknotic nucleus |
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| Swollen, ragged nucleus, stains poorly |
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