General, Systemic & Clinical Flashcards
Which condition uses Creatinine Kinase as a diagnostic marker?
a.Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis in horses
b.Equine protozoal neuritis (Sarcocystis neurona)
c.Immune-mediated polymyositis
d.All of the choices
All of the above
Which of the following is a condition that will likely exhibit a decreased MCV and MCHC?
a. Babesiosis
b. Iron deficiency.
c. Metarubricytosis.
d. In vitro hemolysis.
Iron deficiency
Necropsy of an emaciated animal reveals clear, gelatinous tissue over the heart and around the kidneys where normally fat should be present. This change is called which of the following?
a.Fat necrosis
b.Edema
c.Brown fat
d.Serous atrophy of fat
Serous atrophy of fat
The histiologic diagnosis when exudates are composed predominantly of neutrophils with seroproteinaceous edema fluid is:
a.Chronic inflammation
b. Pyogranulomatous inflammation
c.Eosinophilic inflammation
d.Purulent inflammation
Purulent inflammation
Which of the following is characterized by pinpoint hemorrhage of 1-2 mm in size?
a.Petecchial
b.Ecchymotic
c.Paintbrush
d.Massive hemorrhage
Petecchial
Which cell is not likely present in a blood smear from a psittacine?
a.Heterophils
b.Thrombocytes
c.Neutrophils
d.Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Which of the following terms is defined as phagocytosis of dead and dying neurons, where gitter cells aggregate and become satellite cells of dead and dying neurons?
a.Neuronophagia
b.Perivascular cuffing
c.Glial shrubbery
d.Gliosis
Neuronophagia
Reticulocytosis is the best indicator of enhanced erythropoiesis, except in:
a. Horses
b. Cattle
c. Dogs
d. Cats
Horses
Mulberry heart disease is also known as:
a.Fibrinous pericarditis
b.Dietary microangiopathy
c.Porcine polyserositis
d.Cerebrospinal angiopathy
Dietary microangiopathy
It is a rare condition in which the brain’s cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
a.Hydranencephaly
b.Porencephaly
c.Encephalocaele
d.Dysraphism
Hydranencephaly
Tetralogy of Fallot is a condition that results to intermixing of blood. Which of the following component defect is only a secondary lesion?
a.Pulmonic Stenosis
b.Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
c.Overriding Aorta
d.Ventricular Septal Defect
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
This is a decrease in the amount of tissue after normal growth has been achieved.
a.Agenesis
b.Aplasia
c.Atresia
d.Atrophy
Atrophy
A malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin is a:
a.Adenoma
b.Sarcoma
c.Carcinoma
d.Papilloma
Sarcoma
This portion of the hepatic lobule receives the least oxygenated blood and is therefore susceptible to hypoxia.
a.Centrilobula
b.Midzonal
c.Periportal
d.Portal triad
Centrilobular
Xanthomatosis which results from massive accumulation of lipids in macrophages is common in which species?
a.Avian
b.Mammalian
c.Reptilian
d.Amphibian
Avian
Apoptosis is which of the following?
a.A synonym of phagocytosis
b.The process of apocrine gland secretion
c.Cellular aging
d.Programmed cell death
Programmed cell death
At necropsy, lung is diffusely pale and rubbery in texture. It also has prominent rib imprints and has a meaty appearance. this lung change in pigs is highly suggestive of a viral pneumonia. Which of the following types of pneumonia will most likely fit the description?
a.Bronchopneumonia
b.Granulomatous pneumonia
c.Interstitial pneumonia
d.Aspiration pneumonia
Interstitial pneumonia
This is also called ballooning degeneration.
a.Cloudy swelling
b.Hydropic degeneration
c.Fatty degeneration
d.Hyaline droplet degeneration
Hydropic degeneration
Themajority(~95%)oftheCO2inthebloodis intheformof:
a. Bicarbonate ion.
b. Carbonic acid.
c. Hydrogen ion.
d. Water.
Bicarbonate ion
Severe edema of the abomasal wall with severe petechial hemorrhages is particularly diagnostic in cattle affected with?
a.Ostertagia ostergii infection
b.Mycotic Abomasitis
c.Heartwater disease
d.Braxy
Heartwater disease
Swine erysipelas infection can be divided into acute and chronic forms, which of the following is most likely present in chronic cases of erysipelosis:
a.Diamond skin lesions
b.Arthritis and valvular endocarditis
c.Bacteremia
d.High fever
Arthritis and valvular endocarditis
Youareexaminingasamplefromachylouseffusion.Whichcellsdoyouexpecttoobserveinyourdiagnosticcytologypreparation?
a. Predominantly lymphocytes with very few neutrophils.
b. Predominantly neutrophils with very few lymphocytes.
c. Predominantly macrophages with very few neutrophils.
d. Predominantly mast cells with very few neutrophils.
Predominantly lymphocytes with very few neutrophils
Which of the following is a feature of acute inflammation?
a.Granulation tissue formation
b.Healing
c.Exudation of fluid and plasma proteins
d.Fibrosis
Exudation of fluid and plasma proteins
A hit-by-car cat was brought to the clinic for immediate veterinary medication. The cat suffered from severe acute hemorrhage and was initially given fluid. What do you think is the morphological classification of anemia if you examine the cat’s blood on that day?
a. Macrocytic hypochromic.
b. Microcytic hypochromic.
c. Macrocytic normochromic.
d. Normocytic normochromic.
Normocytic normochromic
Dystrophic calcification refers to which of the following?
a.Mineralization of viable tissue or cells
b.Mineralization due to hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia
c.Mineralization of dead or damaged cells or tissues
d.Mineralization due to hypercalcemia and normophosphatemia
Mineralization of dead or damaged cells or tissues
Anthracosis occurs as a result of inhalation of:
a.Carbon compounds
b.Silica particles
c.Pollen grains
d.Asbestos fibers
Carbon compounds
Right congestive heart failure alone is typically associated with all of the following clinical signs except:
a.Pulmonary edema
b.Splenomegaly
c.Congestive hepatopathy
d.Ascites
Pulmonary edema
A cell membrane-associated enzyme used to detect cholestatic hepatobiliary disease in small animals.
a. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
b. Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT)
c. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
d. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome in dogs causes significant difficulty in breathing. Which of the following is not included as major clinical finding?
a.Stenotic nares
b.Hyperplastic trachea
c.Elongated soft palate
d.Everted laryngeal saccules
Hyperplastic trachea
This test can differentiate conjugated bilirubin from unconjugated bilirubin in the serum.
a.Osmotic fragility test
b.Van den Bergh test
c.Coombs test
d.Schilling test
Van den Bergh test
This implies further development and means that some of the organ is present but markedly reduced in size from normal.
a.Agenesis
b.Aplasia
c.Atresia
d.Atrophy
Aplasia
In most cases, all of the following congenital anomalies of the heart leads to left to right blood shunts except:
a.Patent ductus arteriosus
b.Ventricular septal defect
c.Tetralogy of fallot
d.Atrial septal defect
Tetralogy of fallot
Which of the following could lead to prerenal azotemia?
a.Renal amyloidosis
b.Urolithiasis
c.Glomerulonephritis
d.Hypovolemia
Hypovolemia
This results from a failure of fusion of the lateral palatine processes.
a.Hare lip
b.Cheiloschisis
c.Cleft lip
d.Cleft palate
Cleft palate
Trichoblastoma is categorized as a _____ tumor.
a.Epithelial
b.Mesenchymal
c.Round cell
d.Neuroendocrine
Epithelial
Acute multifocal necrotizing hepatitis is an example of a:
a.Clinical diagnosis
b.Definitive diagnosis
c.Morphologic diagnosis
d.Etiologic diagnosis
Morphologic diagnosis
An adenocarcinoma is of _______ origin.
a.Epithelial
b.Mesenchymal
c.Hemopoietic
d.Nervous
Epithelial
What is the Van den Bergh test result when there is haemolytic icterus?*
a.Indirect
b.Direct +
c.Direct ++
d.Direct +++
Indirect
What is the Van den Bergh test result when there is haemolytic icterus?*
a.Indirect
b.Direct +
c.Direct ++
d.Direct +++
Indirect
This is characterized by cranioventral consolidation of lungs.
a.Suppurative bronchopneumonia
b.Verminous pneumonia
c.Interstitial pneumonia
d.Granulomatous pneumonia
Suppurative bronchopneumonia