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What are the 2 main causes of left heart failure?

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myocardial contractile force lost

dysfunction of mitral or aortic valves

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How bigger is the left ventricular wall than the right one?

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3 times thicker

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When does rigor mortis affect the heart?

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15-20 minutes

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What does it mean if there is clotted blood in the left ventrical?

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myocardial disease present

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What heart defect is in a subaortic position?

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ventricular septal defect

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What heart defect results in secondary compensatory LV hypertrophy?

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subaortic stenosis

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What are the 2 heart defects that causes secondary compensatory RV hypertrophy?

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pulmonic stenosis

tetralogy of fallot

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What heart defect is a failure of closure of the foramen ovale?

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atrial septal defect

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What species get patent ductus arteriousus?

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dogs, calves

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What are the 4 lesions in tetraology of fallot?

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ventricular septal defect
pulmonic stenosis
dextroposed aorta
secondary RV hypertrophy

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Which animals get valvular hematomas (hematocysts)?

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young ruminants, no clinical significance

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What are the 3 causes for edema fluid in the pericardium?

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serous pericarditis
right heart failure
obstruction at base of heart

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What breeds get hemorrhagic pericardial effusions?

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large dog breeds - great dane, st bernard, german shep, golden retriever

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What are the 2 causes of hemorrhagic pericarddial effusions?

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idiopathic

secondary to hemangiosarcoma

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What is the gross lesion associated with serous atrophy of fat?

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epicardial fat replaced by gray wet gelatinous tissue

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What are the 3 causes of fatty degeneration?

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anemia
toxemia
Cu deficiency

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What are the gross and microscopic lesions associated with fatty degeneration?

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gross - thrush breast heart (mottled, flabby)

mico - spherical vacuoles in myocytes

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What causes myofibrillar degeneration in birds?

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furazolidone toxicosis

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What are the causes of vacuolar degeneration of the heart?

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doxorubicin (chemo drug) cardotoxicity

antiviral drugs

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What is the micro lesion associated with vacuolar degeneration?

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sarcoplasmic vacuolation

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What are the causes of hyaline/zenkers necrosis?

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ischemia, nutritional deficiency, toxins, excess catecholamine release

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What is the gross appearence of zenkers necrosis?

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pale streaks, calcificiation, scarring

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What does the histopathology of zenkers necrosis look like?

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hypereosinophilic fibers, basophilic granules, pyknotic nuclei, leukocytes, fibrous replacement

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What are the 2 sequelae of zenkers necrosis?

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death from heart failure

recovery with myocardial scarring

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What are the causes of endocardial fibrosis/mineralization?

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vitamin D poisoning

manchester wasting disease (enzootic calcinosis)

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What are the causes of valvular endocardiosis/fibrosis?

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genetic

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What gross lesions will you find in valvular fibrosis?

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smooth firm and thick valve cusps, “jet lesions”

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What is the most common cause of CHF in old dogs?

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valvular endocardiosis/fibrosis

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How do you differentiate between endocarditis and valvular endocardiosis/fibrosis?

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endocarditis will have fryable tissue, and exudate

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What causes mulberry heart disease?

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hemorrhage

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Where can infectious agents enter the pericardium?

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from the blood (hematogenous dissemination)

foreign body penetration

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What causes suppurative inflammation in the heart?

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hardware dz

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What is the description for what the heart looks like with fibrinous inflammation?

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“bread and butter heart”

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What are the 2 sequelae of hardware dz in cows?

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death from septicemia

chronic cardiac failure from constrictive pericarditis

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What are the 4 portals of entry for infection of the endocardium (endocarditis)?

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blood, parasites, IV catheters, uremia induced (dog left atrium)

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What are the gross lesions associated with endocarditis?

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friable dry yellow “vegetations” on valve

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What are the microscopic lesions associated with endocarditis?

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masses of fibrin and bacteria adhered to granulation tissue

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What are the 4 sequelae of endocarditis?

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cardiac failure (valves)
bacteremia - death
septic embolism
recovery

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What are the portals of entry to cause myocarditis?

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blood, embolic dissemination from vegetatitve endocarditis into coronary arteries

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What are the 5 types of myocarditis?

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suppurative, necrotizing, hemorrhagic, lymphocytic, eosinophilic

41
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What virus can cause myocarditis?

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canine parvo

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What bacterial infection can cause myocarditis?

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What protozoa can cause myocarditis?

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toxoplasmosis, sarcocystosis, encephalitozoonosis, theileriasis

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What is an idiopathic cause of myocarditis?

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eosinophillic myocarditis

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What is the type of hypertrophy that is caused by an increase in blood volume?

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What is the type of hypertrophy that is caused by an increase in blood pressure?

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concentric

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What are some causes of increased blood pressure?

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valvular stenosis, vascular dz, pulmonary dz, hyperthyroidism, hypertension

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What is the gross appearance of eccentric hypertrophy?

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large chamber with thin or normal thickness walls, round heart, double apex

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What is the gross appearance of concentric hypertrophy?

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small chamber, thick walls

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What is the microscopic appearance of cardiac hypertrophy?

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fibers thick with large nuclei

51
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What causes brisket disease in cattle?

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high altitude disease

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What are the changes in the heart and other organs with brisket disease?

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RV hypertrophy, edema of brisket, nutmeg liver

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What is the pathogenesis of right heart failure in dogs with dirofilariasis?

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arteritis produces pulmonary hypertension –> RV hypertrophy

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What are the changes in the heart of cats with hyperthyroidism?

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myocardial hypertrophy especially in left ventricle

55
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What are cardiomyopathies?

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progressive myocardial failure of undetermined cause, alterations in myocyte sarcomeric proteins

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What type of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in cats is from a taurine deficiency and causes dilated chambers?

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dilated (congestive) type

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What type of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in cats is inheritable in persians and maine coons and causes the LV to be thickened?

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hypertrophic type

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What idiopathic cardiomyopathy in cats has excessive moderator bands or LV endocardial fibrosis?

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restrictive type

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What are some lesions that can be caused by any of the types of cardiomyopathy in cats?

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pulmonary congestion, edema, ascites, hepatic congestion, thromboemboli

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What dog breeds is idiopathic cardiomyopathy seen in dogs?

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large breeds

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What type of cardiomyopathy do dogs get?

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usually dilated (congestive) type

62
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What neoplasm arises from the aortic body and is important in dogs?

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chemodectoma

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What neoplasm is frequent in cattle and involves pericardium and myocardium?

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malignant lymphoma

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What is the sequelae of malignant lymphomas in cattle?

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may produce cardiac failure

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Which neoplasm is most frequent in dogs in the RA?

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hemangiosarcoma

66
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What metastatic neoplasms may affect the heart?

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malignant melanoma

67
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What congenital anomaly produces anasarca and is heriditary in ayrshire cattle?

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lymphatic hypoplasia

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What is lymphatic hypoplasia called in dogs?

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hereditary lymphedema

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What is the cause and sequelae of aortic ruptures in horses?

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associated with exertion

causes intrapericardial hemorrhage

70
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What are the clinical signs of carotid rupture in the horse?

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What can cause chylothorax in the dog and cat?

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thoracic duct rupture

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What can cause hypertrophy of blood vessels?

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pregnancy, shunts, high altitude dz, dirofilariasis

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What are some causes of aneurysms?

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Cu deficiency, lathyrism (sweet pea toxicosis), strongylosis in horses

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What are the 2 causes of artherosclerosis?

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hypercholesterolemia

hypothyrodism

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What is the gross lesion associated with artherosclerosis?

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fatty streaks on intima early on, later rough plaques

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What are the 2 sequelae of artherosclerosis?

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thrombosis (heart, brain, kidney esp)

tissue ischemia

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What are some causes of medial calcification of blood vessels?

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vit D poisoning, hyperparathyroidism, mg poisoning, cachexia (johnes dz)

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What lesion is induced by vasoactive drugs in the muscular arteries of dogs?

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medial necrosis and hemorrhage

79
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What are the 2 chemical agents that cause arterial smooth muscle proliferation?

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ergot, fescue

80
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What are 2 chemical agents that induce arterial medial calcification?

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vitamin D, calcinogenic plants

81
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What are 2 agents that alter arterial CT to produce aneurysms?

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B-aminoproprionitrile

penicillamine, aminoacetonitrile

82
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What are 3 general predisposing conditions that lead to thrombi? (virchow triad)

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endothelial injury
alterations in blood flow
hypercoagulability

83
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Where do cattle get thrombosis?

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caudal vena cava

84
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What is lymphangiectasia?

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dilation of lymph vessels (usually in dog)

85
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What are 2 common causes of arteritis?

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E. coli (hemolytic)

canine pain syndrome

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What are the gross lesions associated with arteritis?

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hemorrhage, edema, infarction

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What are the histopath lesions associated with arteritis?

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endothelial necrosis, PMN infiltration of vessel wall, thrombi

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What are some caues of phlebitis?

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neonatal umbilical infection, IV injection

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What are the lesions associated with phlebitis?

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thrombosis and embolism

90
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What are the 2 bacteria that can cause “naval ill” aka omphalophlebitis?

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Streptococcus sp or T. pyogenes

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What are some clinical signs of naval ill?

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suppurative polyarthritis, septicemia, umbilical abcess

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What are the lesions associated with lymphangitis?

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edema of limbs, cord like nodular masses in subcutis, may ulcerate

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