Hemolymphatics Flashcards

1
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Name common degenerative diseases of bone marrow

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  1. myelofibrosis
  2. serous atrophy of fat “gelatinous transformation of fat”
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Describe the mechanism for development of myelofibrosis

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  1. Scar formation after necrosis
  2. High concentration of growth factors with marrow injury or activation
  3. Idiopathic
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Causes of myelofibrosis

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  1. leukemia
  2. infiltrative metastatic neoplasia
  3. BVDV, E. canis, FeLV
  4. sepsis
  5. drugs/toxins
  6. irradiation
  7. chronic hemolytic anemia
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cause of Serous Atrophy of Fat “gelatinous transformation”

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emaciation/starvation

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5
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causes of regenerative anemia

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hemorrhage
hemolysis

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causes of nonregenerative anemia

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bone marrow insult:
Infectious
Toxins
Medications
Estrogens
Chronic kidney disease (decreased erythropoietin)
Fe deficiency
Cancer

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7
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Know the expected bone marrow response for regenerative vs non-regenerative disease

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regenerative - erythroid hyperplasia

nonregenerative - erythroid hypoplasia/ aplasia in BM

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regenerative anemia abnormalities with hemorrhage

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Fe deficiency anemia
↓ plasma or serum protein concentrations
↑ BUN relative to creatinine (GI bleed)

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9
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regenerative anemia abnormalities with hemolysis

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icterus
hyperbilirubinemia
hemoglobinuria
splenomegaly

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10
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aplastic anemia in dogs & cats

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Antimicrobial agents & chemotherapeutic agents
estrogen (dogs only)
phenylbutazone
aflatoxin B
Ehrlichia
parvovirus/panleukopenia
FeLV/FIV

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aplastic anemia in horses

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phenylbutazone
aflatoxin B
EIA

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12
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aplastic anemia in cattle & sheep

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bracken fern
trichloroethylene
aflatoxin B (cattle)

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13
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List 2 infectious diseases that can cause immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

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  1. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
  2. Ehrlichiosis
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14
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List 4 causes of non-neoplastic lymphocytosis in dogs and cats

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Epinephrine (cats)
age/antigenic stimulation (cats)
Chronic inflammation
Ehrlicia canis infection
Thymoma – paraneoplastic lymphocytosis
Hypoadrenocorticism
Hyperthyroidism (cats)

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15
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acute leukemia expression & clinical signs

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CD34

pancytopenia, pale mm, BM highly cellular, splenomegaly, LN involvement, infiltrates organs

poorly differentiated, worse prognosis

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16
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most common chronic leukemia in dogs

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CD8 lymphocytosis (T cell)
CD21 lymphocytosis (B cell)

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17
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most common chronic leukemia in cats

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CD4 lymphocytosis (T cell)

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18
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clinical signs of chronic leukemia

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incidental lymphocytosis
anemia
cytopenias not present
splenomegaly
lymphadenopathy
highly cellular BM

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19
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List negative prognostic indicators in B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

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boxers sig shorter survival
high lymphocyte count > 60,000 sig shorter survival
higher Ki-67 worse survival

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20
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benefits of flow cytometry

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Distinguished homogeneous from heterogeneous expansions
Identifies aberrant antigen expression
prognostic info

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21
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List 3 clinical abnormalities that can be seen with multiple myeloma

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  1. hyperglobulinemia
  2. hypercalcemia (due to osteolysis)
  3. pancytopenia
  • monoclonal gammopathy, osteolysis, light chain proteinuria
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22
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purpose of serum electrophoresis for multiple myeloma

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identify monoclonal gammopathy

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23
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List infectious diseases that can have thymic lesions

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parvovirus
canine distemper virus
FIV
EHV-1
BVDV
PCV-2

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24
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describe thymic involution

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follows sexual maturity
lymphoid and epithelial components are replaced by adipose and c.t.

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25
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describe thymic hypoplasia

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neonates with immunodeficiency

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26
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which virus causes thymic inflammation & has the description “thymus atrophy to granulomatous inflam with multinucleated cells with cytoplasmic viral inclusions”

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PCV-2 “postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome”

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27
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cell of origin of thymoma

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epithelial cells

28
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Characterized flow cytometric, histologic and paraneoplastic disorders associated with thymomas

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flow cytometry: coexpression of CD4+CD8+ T cells & heterogeneous T cell expansion in the peripheral blood
histology: neoplastic epithelial cells with non-neoplastic T cells
paraneoplasms:
1. myasthenia gravis + megaesophagus
2. lymphocytosis
3. exfoliative dermatitis

29
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List 3 viral diseases in dogs and cats that can affect the thymus

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Parvovirus
Canine distemper virus
FIV

30
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List 3 viral disease in other species that can affect the thymus

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EHV-1 in equine
BVDV in cattle
Porcine-circovirus-2

31
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What disease can cause thymic inflammation and what is one other unique characteristic of this disease in relation to macrophages?

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Porcine Circovirus-2 (PCV-2) – will cause granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated cells with cytoplasmic viral inclusions

32
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What disease in cattle can cause thymic atrophy?

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BVDV

33
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List 3 paraneoplastic syndromes you can see with a thymoma

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Myasthenia gravis & megaesophagus
Lymphocytosis
Exfoliative dermatitis

34
Q

Provide 3 differentials for a cranial mediastinal mass

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Neuroendocrine tumor
Thymic Lymphoma
Hemangiosarcoma

35
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Provide 2 commonalities of thymic lymphoma across multiple species

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  1. typically young animals (except dogs have wide range + hypercalcemia)
  2. not usually associated with viruses (except cats - FeLV/FIV)
36
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what is one difference between cats with thymic lymphoma compared to other species?

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associated with FeLV/FIV

37
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List non-neoplastic causes of diffuse soft enlargement of the spleen

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  1. gastric volvulus with splenic entrapment
  2. splenic volvulus/torsion
  3. barbiturate euthaniasia, anesthesia or sedation
  4. acute hyperemia (septicemia) or acute hemolytic anemia
38
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What species are primarily affected by Anthrax and what causes the disease?

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cattle, sheep

Bacillus Anthracis

39
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What is the sequence of events of Anthrax

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  1. spores ingested
  2. replicate in intestinal tract
  3. spread to LN
  4. disseminate through blood (septicemia)
  5. dark/red/black enlarged spleen, with unclotted blood
40
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What can be seen on impression smears of the spleen or blood in Anthrax?

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intravascular free bacilli

41
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List 5 causes of diffuse firm enlargement of the spleen

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  1. chronic IMHA
  2. diffuse granulomatous disease
  3. extramedullary hematopoiesis
  4. neoplasia
  5. storage disease/amyloidosis
42
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Recall 3 differentials for soft/bloody, nodules in the spleen

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  1. acute infarcation
  2. hematoma
  3. hemangiosarcoma
  4. incomplete contraction
43
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What is the tumor cell type of hemangiosarcoma?

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endothelial cells

44
Q

List 3 breeds that are commonly affected by hemangiosarcoma

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Golden retrievers
german shepherds
Labs

45
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primary sites of hemangiosarcoma

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  1. spleen (most common)
  2. right auricle of heart
  3. liver
46
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cause of death of hemangiosarcoma

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hypovolemia

47
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List differentials for firm nodules in the spleen

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  1. lymphoid nodular hyperplasia
  2. primary/metastatic neoplasia
  3. granulomas or abscessation
  4. extramedullary hematopoiesis
48
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Select at least 2 bacteria, fungal and protozoal diseases that can cause granulomatous or pyogranulomatous disease in the spleen

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tularemia, mycobacteriosis
blastomycosis, histoplasmosis
toxoplasmosis, neosporosis

49
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cell origin of histiocytic sarcoma

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splenic macrophage

50
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common tissues affected by histiocytic sarcoma

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skin, LN, lung, meninges, BM, synovium

51
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common breeds affected by histiocytic sarcoma

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Bernese mountain dog
golden retrievers
rottweilers
flat-coated retrievers

52
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What is the cell of origin of hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma?

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macrophages in spleen and BM

53
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incidental finding in spleen with Rough brown to yellow plaques along the serosal surface

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siderotic placques

54
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intestinal/enteric lymphangiectasia characteristics

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chronic diarrhea, hypoproteinemia, hypocholesterolemia, lymphopenia, hypocalcemia
most common cause of PLE
results in edema, ascite, hydrothorax

55
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interstinal lipogranulomatous lymphangitis

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chronic GI signs
inflam foreign body rxn
granulomatous inflam forming white masses on serosa of intestine/mesenteric fat

56
Q

List 4 causes of chylothorax

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idiopathic (most common)
Trauma
congestive heart failure (cats>dogs)
chest tumors

57
Q

List 5 viruses that can injure lymphoid tissue

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Parvovirus
Canine distemper virus
FIV
EHV-1
BVDV

58
Q

how is plague spread?

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yersinia pestis
bubonic - rodent/flea
septicemic - skin wound
pneumonic - air droplets

59
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Name 2 causes of bacterial lymphadenitis in horses

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Streptococcus equi equi “strangles”
Rhodococcus equi

60
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3 causes of bacterial lymphadenitis in cattle or sheep

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johne’s
bovine TB
caseous lymphadenitis

61
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Johne’s Disease
cause
gross finding
stain used

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mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
chronic proliferative enteritis, enteritis and granulomatous lymphadenitis
acid-fast

62
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Bovine tuberculosis
cause
gross finding
how humans are affected

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mycobacterium bovis
LN are necrotic, suppurative and abscessed
consuming raw milk or milk products

63
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Caseous Lymphadenitis
cause
gross findings
transmission

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corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
purulent-inspissated with concentric laminations, internal abscessation and chronic wasting
horizontal - skin wounds then drains to LN and spreads to lymph/blood & flies

64
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cause of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome

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porcine circovirus-2

65
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PCV-2 affect on thymus and lymph node

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thymus – atrophy and granulomatous inflam

LN – lymphoid depletion with granulomatous inflam with multinucleated giant cells and cytoplasmic inclusion bodies