Diagnostic Knowledge! Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• erythrocyte : the medical term for the oxygen-carrying cells that give blood its color
• glucose : this would be elevated in uncontrolled diabetes
• sdma : a four-letter abbreviation for a sensitive marker of kidney function (hint: included in most idexx tests!)
• neutrophil : the most numerous wbc type in a healthy pet
• serum : this should be clear in a spun rtt of a healthy pet
• liver : alkp, alt, glob all help us assess function of what organ?
• conjugate : the term for the blue drops we need for snap tests...
• enzyme : a probnp test is measuring an _ released from damaged cardiac muscle
• creatinine : this enzyme is elevated after muscle damage, trauma, or stress
• electrolytes : calcium, potassium, & sodium are all examples of _ we can test in-house
• thyroid : a t4 test measures the hormones produced by what organ?
• antibodies : what are snap tests actually measuring (ie it will be positive if it detects _ )?
• azotemia : an increase in nitrogen containing waste products indicating kidney failure
• anemia : the term for a deficiency of rbcs in a sample (many possible causes)
• infection : an increase in wbcs likely indicates _ somewhere in the body