Case Studies Exam 1 Flashcards
MDx

Post Mortem Artifact
Nasal Froth
MDx

Artifact
Unequal expulsion of blood d/t smooth muscle contraction
MDx

(Darkening of Muscosa)
Post Mortem Change - Autolysis
MDx

Larynx/Trachea - severe, diffuse fibronecrotic laryngitis and tracheitis
Etiology

Canine Herpes Virus 1
Etiology

Mycobaterium avium
MDx

Intestine - diffuse, granulomatous enteritis
Etiologic Diagnosis (EDx)
Diagnosis restricted to two words only, causative agent and site of lesion
MDX

Artifact
Kidney- terminal congestion with intestinal loop pressure
MDx

Post Mortem Change
Corneal opacity/clouding
MDx

Artifact
Color change with death
MDx

Kidney - severe, acute multifocal petechial cortical hemorrhages (necrohemorrhagic)
Etiology

Bovine Herpes Virus 1
MDx

Abdominal serosal surfaces - severe diffuse fibrinous peritonitis
MDx

Aorta/Internal Iliac - Occlusive fibrinous thromboembolus (Saddle thrombus)
MDx

Kidney- multifocal to coalesing pyogranulomatous nephritis
Disease

Ovine Johnes Disease
Disease

Feline Infectious Peritonitis
MDx

Euthanasia Artifact
Brain tissue in vessels due to captive bullet euthanasia
MDx

Post Mortem Artifact
Brain - unilateral darkening (hypostatic congestion/livor mortis)
MDx

Post Mortem Artifact
Damage
Pathogenesis
Sequence of events from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the disease in response of cells or tissues to the etiology
Etiology

Feline Panleukemia Virus
Etiology (Etx)
Causative agent only
Stain used to dianose

Ziehl -Neelsen Acid Fast
Morphologic Diagnosis (MDx)
Summary of the lesion , but generally does not describe what is causing the lesion
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Organ, Interpretation, Distribution
MDx

Artifact of Euthanasia
Normal hemorrhage
MDx

Cerebellar hypoplasia
EDx

Aorta verminous endarteritis
Cause

Stongylus
MDx

Euthanasia Solution Artifact
Precipitate (lungs)
Neoplasms
Name of the neoplams and organ its located
Associated Lesions

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Renal and other tissue artifacts
MDx

Post Mortem Change
Pseudomelantosis - Livor Mortis