Practice Questions Test 2 Flashcards
Hypercalcemia of malignancy
and
Ingestion of Centrum Diurnum
can cause what affect?
Mineralization of soft tissues
What is the most reliable indicator of malignant phenotype?
Metastasis
How do you identify that a
distended stomach
was from pre-mortem bloat and NOT
post-mortem change?
Look for a
bloat line
in the distal esophagus
What is the etiology and EDx in this tissue from a horse?
Etiology: NSAIDS
EDx: Drug induced nephritis
The formation of abundant collagenous stroma in response to the presence of certain kinds of carcinomas and adenocarcinomas is referred to as
Desmoplasia
What is the etiology of this tissue from a horse?
Strongylus vulgaris
What is the MDx (morphologic diagnosis)
of this tissue from a horse?
Focal chronic arteritis
with
aneurysm and thrombosis
What is the etiologic diagnosis of this tissue from a horse?
Verminous arteritis
You are presented a Lutino Turquoise parrot with raised firm/hard periarticular masses on the dorsal aspect of left foot. On biopsy, masses are composed of white chalky material interpreted as tophy. What is the name of the condition?
Articular gout
This affected area most likely will heal by:
Fibrosis
The MAIN function of this mediator of inflammation is to induce vasodilation and heat at a site of acute inflammation
Nitric Oxide
What is the
morphologic diagnosis
in this tissue from an ox?
Acute, severe, diffuse fibrinous pleuritis and pleural effusion
What does “p53”
aka “guardian of the genome” do?
Stops cell cycle
and
initiates apoptosis
in response to
irreparable DNA damage
The usual cause of chronic hepatic congestion (“nutmeg liver”) is?
Right-sided congestive heart failure
T/F:
Omega 6 Fatty Acids-derived eicosinoids are beneficial in inflammation
FALSE
What is the major activator of
macrophages
in
chronic inflammation?
IFN-gamma
T/F:
Hyperfibrinogenemia may precede neutrophilia in acute inflammatory process in cattle and horses
TRUE
T/F:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
in cows
is associated with
fibrinous inflammation
FALSE