Clin Path Review 7

Question 1

Hyperkalemia is a life-threatening disorder assoc. w/what?

Answer 1

Acute renal failure and urethral obstructions

Question 2

How is calcium affected by acute renal failure?

Answer 2

Normocalcemic

Question 3

How is calcium affected as renal failure progresses?

Answer 3

Hypocalcemia

Question 4

Hypocalcemia can secondarily cause what endocrine disorder?

Answer 4

Hyperparathyroidism

Question 5

Hypercalcemia can be assoc. w/acute renal failure involving specific toxins such as what?

Answer 5

Grapes and raisings

Question 6

What e-lyte abnormalities are ALWAYS a finding in uroabdomen?

Answer 6

HypoNa and hypoCl

Question 7

Which dog breed is the poster child for familial glomerulonephropathy?

Answer 7

Wheaton Terriers

Question 8

Mod/marked hypoalbuminemia, mod/marked protinuria, +/- evidence of renal insufficiency

Answer 8

Glomerulonephropathy

Question 9

PLN that leads to abdominal effusion

Answer 9

Nephrotoxic syndrome

Question 10

Acute onset of clinical signs, ammonia breath, good BCS, oliguric, seizures

Answer 10

Acute renal failure

Question 11

Marked decrease in GFR leading to azotemia

Answer 11

Acute renal failure

Question 12

Slow onset, poor BCS, PU, ammonia breath, depressed

Answer 12

Chronic renal failure

Question 13

Abd effusion, hyperK, hypoNa, hypoCl

Answer 13

Uroabdomen

Question 14

How does CREA dx a uroabdomen?

Answer 14

Effusion [CREA] is higher than serum [CREA]

Question 15

What are solutes that will interfere and artificially increase TP?

Answer 15

CHUGL (cholesterol, hemolysis, urea, glucose, lipids)

Question 16

Proportional PCV + TP decrease = ?

Answer 16

Blood loss

Question 17

Proportional PCV + TP increase = ?

Answer 17

Dehydration

Question 18

Probability a healthy patient tests negative

Answer 18

Specificity

Question 19

The probability that a positive (abnormal) test result truly identifies disease in a patient

Answer 19

Positive predictive value

Question 20

The probability that a negative (normal) test result truly identifies absence of a disease in a patient

Answer 20

Negative predictive value

Question 21

[(TP)/(TP+FP)x100]

Answer 21

PPV

Question 22

[(TN)/(TN+FN)x100]

Answer 22

NPV

Question 23

Which tube has no anticoagulant and no additives?

Answer 23

Red top tube

Question 24

Serum for a chemistry panel is obtained from what tube?

Answer 24

Red top tube

Question 25

Contains an anticoagulant that preserves cell morphology

Answer 25

Purple top tube

Question 26

Used for CBC, fluid analysis, PCR

Answer 26

Purple top tube

Question 27

What tube contains EDTA?

Answer 27

Purple top tube

Question 28

What tube contains heparin and fibrinogen to inhibit thrombin?

Answer 28

Green top tube

Question 29

Used for chemistry panels and avian/reptile CBC/chem

Answer 29

Green top tube

Question 30

Which tube contains citrate?

Answer 30

Blue top tube

Question 31

Used for coagulation tests

Answer 31

Blue top tube

Question 32

Which tube contains sodium fluoride oxalate to inhibit glycolysis?

Answer 32

Gray top tube

Question 33

Used for plasma serial glucose, lactate, and pyruvate tests

Answer 33

Gray top tube