Necropsy

Question 1

what is a necropsy?

Answer 1

Postmortem examination of an animal’s body

Question 2

what can a necropsy help to determine?

Answer 2

cause of death in animals dying for unknown reasons

Question 3

how soon after death is a necropsy performed?

Answer 3

immediately after death and before autolysis begins

Question 4

what epuipment is used for a necropsy? (4)

Answer 4

1. Necropsy knife
2. Sterile surgical instruments (scalpel, thumb forceps)
3. Specimen collection containers (sterile bags, formalin jars)
4. Bone shears

Question 5

how should the animal be placed for a necropsy?

Answer 5

Place animal in dorsal/left lateral/right lateral recumbency

Question 6

where should the incision be made?

how should you move the skin?

Answer 6

midline skin incision from the lips to the pelvis

Reflect the skin from the underlying musculature

Question 7

what muscular attachment of the limbs should be cut?

Answer 7

ventral muscular

Question 8

how should specimens collected for culture be collected?

Answer 8

aseptic technique

Question 9

how should specimens collected for histology be collected?

Answer 9

Place formulin

Question 10

what should the formulin ratio be?

Answer 10

1:10

Question 11

how should specimens collected for toxicology be collected?

Answer 11

Choose appropriate tissues

Question 12

what should happen to tissues before being shipped?

Answer 12

Cool tissues before shipping

Question 13

when shipping, which regulations should you follow?

what are the regulations?

Answer 13

Postal Service

require a leakproof container for mailing

Question 14

what is another way to ship samples?

Answer 14

Send by courier for delivery to diagnostic lab

Question 15

when shoudl samples be sent?

Answer 15

as soon as possible