Gallbladder and Pancreas Pathology

Question 1

Condition

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Chronic Pancreatitis

Question 2

Secretion of bile acids provides

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Digestion of dietary fats

Excretory route for metabolites and drugs

Buffers to neutralize acid pH from stomach

Question 3

Clinical signs of acute pancreatitis

Answer 3

Severe abdominal pain

Anorexia

Vomiting

Cardiovascular collapse

Question 4

Describe this developmental abnormality of the pancreas

Answer 4

Pancreatic Hypoplasia (Pancreatic Atrophy- Dogs)

Question 5

Anomaly of the gallbladder is a common result of fasting but can also be caused by Lantana camara toxicosis.

Answer 5

Gallbladder distention

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Pancreatic condition in which calculi are formed within the pancreatic duct due to inflammation.

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Pancreatic Lithiasis

Question 7

Condition

Answer 7

Pancreatic Lithiasis

Question 8

Describe this developmental abnormality of the pancreas

Answer 8

Anomalous tail

Question 9

What dis?

Answer 9

Gallbladder Distension

Question 10

Differential diagnosis for gallbladder edema

Answer 10

Right sided heart failure

Infectious Canine Hepatitis

Question 11

Condition of the gallbladder where components of bile are supersaturated and precipitate - typically does not cause a problem unless obstruction occurs.

Answer 11

Gallbladder stones (choleliths)

Question 12

Condition

Answer 12

Acute Pancreatitis

Question 13

Describe this developmental abnormality of the pancreas

Answer 13

Ectopic Pancreas

Question 14

What dis?

Answer 14

Cholecystitis

Question 15

Condition

Answer 15

Acute Pancreatitis

Question 16

Morphological Diagnosis

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Diffuse severe fibrinous cholecystitis

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Chronic Pancreatitis in horses is often secondary to

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Parasitic migration

Ascending bacterial infection

Chronic eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Question 18

Cholangitis, parasites of fibrosis and cholelithiasisi cause this gallbladder condition resulting in post hepatic jandice, hepatic atrophy and biliary fibrosis.

Answer 18

Biliary Obstruction

Question 19

Condition of the gallbladder that is typically of traumatic orgin that results in steady leakage of bile into the peritoneal cavity - chemical peritonitis.

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Rupture of the biliary tract or the gallbladder

Question 20

Condition

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Pancreatic Hyperplasia

Question 21

Pancreatic condition characterized by fibrosis, parenchymal atrophy and chronic inflammation usually a result from repeated mild episodes of acute pancreatitis

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Chronic Pancreatitis

Question 22

T/F: The exocrine pancreas, like the liver has a large functional reserve.

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True

Question 23

What dis?

Answer 23

Gallbladder Stones - Choleliths

Question 24

Condition

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Metastatic Melanoma of the Pancreas

Question 25

Pancreatic neoplasm that originates from the pancreatic acini and/or ducts and is characterized histologically by thick fibrous connective tissue capsule.

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Pancreatic Adenoma

Question 26

Possible differential diagnosis for hemorrhagic cholecystitis

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Salmonellosis (Cattle) Arsenic Toxicosis

Question 27

Condition

Answer 27

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Question 28

Pancreatic condition due to defect in acinar tissue - the islet cell tissue may be quantitatively and qualitatively normal.

Answer 28

Pancreatic Hyplasia Called Pancreatic Atrophy in canines

Question 29

Condition

Answer 29

Pancreatic Adenoma

Question 30

What dis?

Answer 30

Gallbladder carcinoma

Question 31

Condition

Answer 31

Chronic Pancreatitis

Question 32

Gross appearance of what pancreatic condition - focal areas of grey-white discoloration due to coagulative necrosis, admixed with black areas of hemorrhage and chalky white ares of fat necrosis.

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Acute Pancreatitis

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Incidental finding of the pancreas of old dogs, cats and cattle. Characterized histologically as having cells of uniform size and shape, non-encapsulated and do not compress the surrounding parenchyma.

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Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia

Question 34

Pancreatic neoplasm that is typically spherical and circumscribed, involvement of the bile ducts will cause jaundice and invasion of the duodenum.

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Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Question 35

Pancreatic calculi consist of

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Calcium carbonate and Calcium Phosphate

Question 36

Possible differential diagnosis for fibrinous cholecystitis

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Acute Salmonellosis Yersiniosis

Question 37

Choleliths are composed of?

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Cholesterol Bile pigments Salts of bile acids Calcium salts Proteinaceious matrix

Question 38

Condition of the gallbladder that causes cystic proliferation of the mucous producing glads seen in old dogs and may be associated wtih mucocele.

Answer 38

Gallbladder Hyperplasia

Question 39

Histologic appearance of what pancreatic condition - necrosis of parenchyma, interlobular stroma edema and contains fibrin, hemorrhage and inflammatory cells.

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Acute Pancreatitis

Question 40

Main function of the exocrine pancreas

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Production and secretion of enzymes

Question 41

What dis?

Answer 41

Biliary Obstruction

Question 42

Condition

Answer 42

Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia

Question 43

Starvation and obstruction of the pancreatic ducts can cause what pancreatic change?

Answer 43

Pancreatic Degeneration

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T/F: The exocrine pancreas, like the liver has a great capacity for regeneration.

Answer 44

False

Question 45

Bile consists of

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Water Cholesterol Bile Acids Bilirubin Inorganic Ions

Question 46

What dis?

Answer 46

Gallbladder Edema

Question 47

What dis?

Answer 47

Gallbladder Mucosal Hyperplasia

Question 48

Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis

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1. Inappropriate in situ activation of pancreatic digestive pro-enzymes 2. Consequent autodigestion of pancreatic tissue and peri-pancreatic adipose tissue followed by inflammation

Question 49

Incidental finding of the pancreas causes **small nodules embedded in the submucosa** of the stomach, intestine, gallbladder and in the parenchyma of the liver, spleen and in the mesentery *due to dislocation of portions of the duodenal buds during embryonic development.*

Answer 49

Ectopic Pancreas

Question 50

Pancreatic change seen in systemic infections due to epitheliotropic viruses or intoxication (mycotoxins, zinc toxicity)

Answer 50

Multifocal Pancreatic Degeneration and Necrosis

Question 51

What dis?

Answer 51

Gallbladder mucosal hyperplasia