Past Q - Exam Flashcards
Total bilirubin is expected to increase in serum due to increases in bilirubin I formation
in case of
a. Acute haemolysis
b. Haematoma formation (resorption icterus)
c. Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction
d. Decreased conjugation in liver
e. Bile peritonitis
a. Acute haemolysis
b. Haematoma formation (resorption icterus)
d. Decreased conjugation in liver
ACTH stimulation test is used to
a. Screen for hyperadrenocorticism
b. Monitor treatment for hyperadrenocorticism
c. Screen overall pituitary hyperfunction
d. Diagnose ectopic ACTH secretion
e. Diagnose hyperadrenocorticism
a. Screen for hyperadrenocorticism
b. Monitor treatment for hyperadrenocorticism
Which is NOT formed in the liver
a. IgE
b. Haptoglobin
c. Albumin
d. Prothrombin
e. Fibrinogen
a. IgE
Decreasing pH will lead to increased haemoglobin oxygen binding capacity (right shift
of the oxygen dissociation)…
True or false
FALSE
An increase in plasma oncotic pressure can result in cavity effusion formation…
True or false
FALSE
Cavity effusions: match the etiologies with the consequences
a. Endotoxin effect…
b. Right sided congestive heart failure…
c. Lymphangiectasia, intestinal…
d. Protein-losing enteropathy…
1. increased vascular permeability
2. decreased plasma colloid oncotic pressure
3. lymph stasis
4. hydrostatic pressure increase
a. Endotoxin effect… 1. increased vascular permeability
b. Right sided congestive heart failure… 4. hydrostatic pressure increase
c. Lymphangiectasia, intestinal… 3. lymph stasis
d. Protein-losing enteropathy… 2. decreased plasma colloid oncotic pressure
A left shift is found when immature cells (younger form: …………)
older, still immature: ………… are found in proportionally larger populations than
…………. forms. This is most often seen in the second phase (post-…………) of
inflammation along with ………….
Jugend (metamyelocytes) Stab (band) Segmented Neutrophilia Neutropenia
Match the conditions with typically expected changes
a. Vitamin B12/folate deficiency…
b. Regenerative anemia…
c. Non-regenerative anemia…
d. Iron deficiency anemia…
e. Breed: Akita…
- decreased MCV, MCHC unchanged
- increased MCV, MCHC unchanged
- decreased MCV, decreased MCHC
- increased MCV, decreased MCHC
- unchanged, MCV, MCHC unchanged
a. Vitamin B12/folate deficiency… 2. increased MCV, MCHC unchanged
b. Regenerative anemia… 4. increased MCV, decreased MCHC
c. Non-regenerative anemia… 5. unchanged, MCV, MCHC unchanged
d. Iron deficiency anemia… 3. decreased MCV, decreased MCHC
e. Breed: Akita… 1. decreased MCV, MCHC unchanged
Select the negative acute-phase proteins
a. CRP
b. Albumin
c. Fibrinogen
d. Transferrin
e. Haptoglobin
b. Albumin
d. Transferrin
➡Note: During acute inflammation, the positive acute phase proteins increase while the
negative acute phase proteins decrease.
In case of DIC
a. PTT increases
b. APTT decreases
c. APTT increases
d. Thrombocyte (platelet) number increases
e. PTT decreases
f. Platelet number decreases
a. PTT increases
c. APTT increases
f. Platelet number decreases
The reference interval and unit of actual base excess (ABE) is…
+/- 3.5 mmol/l
The upper limit of pCO2 in canine venous blood is (number + unit)…
45 mmHg
The canine steroid induced hepatic alkaline phosphatase (ALKP, AP) isoform is heat
stable…
True or false
TRUE
AST is a liver-specific enzyme (i.e. only produced in the liver)…
True or false
FALSE
Muscle, heart, RBC too
Decreasing pH (acidosis) results in an increased oxygen unload from haemoglobin (right shift in the oxygen dissociation curve)… True or false
FALSE
Fibrinogen free plasma is called (blood) serum…
True or false
TRUE
Sub-questions a. Hepatocellular damage is indicated by… b. Haemolysis… c. Only found in dogs… d. Liver function tests… e. In case of cholestasis… 1. ALT, AST, GLDH increase 2. ALT, AST, GLDH increase 3. Bile acids, total bilirubin, ammonia 4. Total bilirubin increases, PCV decreases, bile acids are unchanged 5. bile acids and total bilirubin increase
A. Hepatocellular damage is indicated by… 1. ALT, AST, GLDH increase
B. Haemolysis… 4. Total bilirubin increases, PCV decreases, bile acids are unchanged
C. Only found in dogs… 2. ALT, AST, GLDH increased.
D. Liver function tests… 3. Bile acids, total bilirubin, ammonia
E. In the case of cholestasis… 5. bile acids and total bilirubin increase
Which tube can be used for coagulation measurements?
a. EDTA
b. Na-citrate 9:1 (blood:citrate)
c. Na-citrate 4:1 (blood:citrate)
d. Li-heparine
e. NaF
e. NaF
The primary process (metabolic or respiratory) is the one that leads to the acid-base
disturbance - this parameter is always shifted in the same direction as the pH and
usually this shift is significant…
True or false
TRUE
Match the analytes with informations they can give
a. MCV…
b. Reticulocyte count…
c. MCHC…
d. RDW…
e. Osmotic resistance…
1. regeneration
2. macrocytosis
3. intravascular haemolysis
4. anisocytosis
5. hypochromasia
A. MCV — 2. Macrocytosis B. Reticulocyte COUNT — 4. Anisocytosis C. MCHC — 5. Hypochromasia D. RDW — 1. Regeneration E. Osmotis resistance — 3. Intravascular Haemolysis
Which one is not a urinary cast type?
a. Waxy
b. Hyaline
c. White blood cell
d. Transitional cell
e. Granular
d. Transitional cell
The glutaric aldehyde test determines the presence of acute inflammation in
ruminants…
True or false
TRUE
pH is defined as the negative base 10 logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration…
True or false
TRUE
Which analytes are measured in the conditions given to prove their presence?
a. Chylorous effusion…
b. Bile peritonitis…
c. Acute pancreatitis…
d. Urinary tract rupture…
e. Tumour related effusion…
1. increased triglycerides with normal cholesterol
2. total bilirubin
3. amylase, lipase
4. LDH
5. urea, creatinine
a. Chylorous effusion… 1. increased triglycerides with normal cholesterol
b. Bile peritonitis… 2. total bilirubin
c. Acute pancreatitis…3. amylase, lipase
d. Urinary tract rupture…5. urea, creatinine
e. Tumour related effusion…4. LDH
Which conditions lead to increased bile acids in the serum?
a. Intravascular haemolysis
b. Cholangiohepatitis
c. Colitis
d. Portosystemic shunt
e. Bile duct obstruction
a. Intravascular haemolysis
b. Cholangiohepatitis
d. Portosystemic shunt
e. Bile duct obstruction
Rivalta test:
Preparation paragraph (exactly from notes - pg 88)
Urine pH in carnivores is mostly acidic while in herbivores it is alkaline… True or false
TRUE
Match the lipid fractions with the apolipoproteins carrying them
a. Triacylglycerols…
b. Cholesterol…
c. Phospholipids…
d. Free fatty acids…
1. albumin
2. LDL/HDL
3. VLDL
4. HDL
a. Triacylglycerols… 3. VLDL
b. Cholesterol…2. LDL/HDL
c. Phospholipids…4. HDL
d. Free fatty acids…1. albumin
The following organs are called vital buffers: kidney, bones, liver, lungs…
True or false
FALSE
Antifreeze poisoning (ethylene glycol) leads to the formation of crystals in urine…
Calcium oxalate
Renal tubular cell damage causes increased alkaline phosphatase (ALKP, AP)
concentration in the blood…
True or false
FALSE
Only hepatic and bone ALKP appear in blood
Tubular cell damage causes increased ALKP in URINE
Match
a. Haemophilia A…
b. DIC…
c. Thrombocytopenia…
d. Rodenticide (warfarin) poisoning early…
e. Rodentic (dicumarol) toxicosis, late…
- BMBT unchanged, APTT increased, PT unchanged
- BMBT increased, APTT increased, PT unchanged
- BMBT increased, APTT increased, PT increased
- BMBT unchanged, APTT increased, PT increased
- BMBT unchanged, APTT unchanged, PT increased
A. Haemophilia A…
1. BMBT unchanged, APTT increased, PT unchanged
B. DIC…
3. BMBT increased, APTT increased, PT increased
C. Thrombocytopenia…
2. BMBT increased, APTT increased, PT unchanged
D. Rodenticide (warfarin) poisoning early…
5. BMBT unchanged, APTT unchanged, PT increased
E. Rodentic (dicumarol) toxicosis, late…
4. BMBT unchanged, APTT increased, PT increased
Which is not a pre-renal cause of increased urea concentration
a. Cardiac failure
b. Shock
c. Glomerular problems
d. Addison’s disease
e. Dehydration
c. Glomerular problems
Cavity effusions can form as a result of hydrostatic pressure change in the vascular
system…
True or false
TRUE
Predigested lipid absorption (lipid + pancreatic extract fed after incubation) from the
intestines leading to lipaemia and hypertrygliceridaemia indicates an intestinal
absorption defect…
True or false
FALSE
Choose the amylase isoenzymes
a. Intestinal
b. Renal
c. Musculoskelatal
d. Pancreatic
e. Salivary
a. Intestinal
d. Pancreatic
e. Salivary
In case of prehepatic icterus, an increased urobilinogen (UBG) concentration is
expected in both serum and urine…
True or false
TRUE
B12 concentration increases while folate concentration decreases in plasma in case of malabsorption…
False?
In case of respiratory acidosis with metabolic compensation: pH decreases, pCO2 increases, HCO3- concentration increases… True or false
FALSE
Unconjugated bilirubin (bilirubin I) is expected to increase in serum in patients with prehepatic causes of icterus… True or false
TRUE
.Osmolality (paragraph exactly from notes - pg 10
?
Select the ketone bodies
a. Acetone
b. Propanone
c. Acetoacetate
d. Beta hydroxybutyrate
e. Glucagon
a. Acetone
c. Acetoacetate
d. Beta hydroxybutyrate
Select the causes of metabolic alkalosis
a. Hepatic insufficiency
b. Diarrhoea
c. Vomiting
d. Ruminal bloat
e. Chronic kidney disease
f. Abomasal displacement
a. Hepatic insufficiency
c. Vomiting
f. Abomasal displacement
Match: diseases with acid base disorders
a. Diarrhoea…
b. Pneumonia…
c. Fever, hyperventilation…
d. Vomiting…
- respiratory alkalosis
- metabolic alkalosis
- respiratory acidosis
- metabolic acidosis
a. Diarrhoea… 4. metabolic acidosis
b. Pneumonia…3. respiratory acidosis
c. Fever, hyperventilation… 1. respiratory alkalosis
d. Vomiting… 2. metabolic alkalosis
What causes the following changes?
a. Absolute oligocythaemia, normovolaemic…
b. Absolute polycythaemia, normovolaemic…
c. Relative polycythaemia, hypovolaemic…
d. Relative oligocythaemia, hypovolaemic…
e. Relative polycythaemia, hypervolaemic…
f. Relative oligocythaemia, hypervolaemic…
- hypoxia
- Iatrogenic infusion overdose
- acute stress
- chronic kidney injury and diarrhea
- burns
- immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IHA)
A. Absolute oligocythaemia, normovolaemic…
6. immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IHA)
B. Absolute polycythaemia, normovolaemic…
1. Hypoxia
C. Relative polycythaemia, hypovolaemic…
5. burns
D. Relative oligocythaemia, hypovolaemic…
4. Chronic kidney injury and diarrhea
E. Relative polycythaemia, hypervolaemic…
3. acute stress
F. Relative oligocythaemia, hypervolaemic…
2. Iatrogenic infusion overdose
Which sample type can be used for ammonia determination?
a. Serum
b. Plasma
b. Plasma
Select the metabolic parameters
a. Partial O2 pressure
b. Partial CO2 pressure
c. Actual base excess
d. Standard base excess
e. Bicarbonate concentration
c. Actual base excess
e. Bicarbonate concentration
Which factor’s function is independent of vitamin K?
a. Von willebrand factor
b. X (Stuart prower)
c. VII (proconvertin)
d. II (prothrombin)
e. IX (Christmas)
a. Von willebrand factor
Creatinine is filtrated through the glomeruli and they partially reabsorbed in the
tubuli…
True or false
FALSE
Thrombocytopathy can be found in cases of
a. Uraemia
b. Anti-freeze poisoning
c. NSAID treatment
d. Rodenticide poisoning
e. Liver failure
A. Uraemia
C. NSAID treatment
E. Liver failure
Creatinine is a degradation product of muscle creatin
• True
• False
• True