STEEPLECHASE Flashcards

Non-degenerate neutrophil (blood)

Degenerate neutrophil - nuclei more swollen and pale compared to non-degenerate cell, cell mem not as visible.

Canine eosinophil

Feline eosinophil

Equine eosinophil

Bovine eosinophil



Mesenchymal cells

Epithelial cells

Round cells





Cut along linea alba in PM examination

Cut along last rib on each side to open abdominal cavity in PM examination

Thoracic cavity - costochondral junctions cut on one side of thorax with rib cage reflected to expose thoracic contents

Pluck
Name the organs



























Random lesions

Symmetrical lesion

Focal lesion, spleen

Multifocal lesion, spleen

Multifocal to coalescing lesion - adenocarcinoma, lung, dog

Miliary lesions, lungs, foal

Segmental lesion, infarction of kidney, human

Diffuse lesions, cirrhosis of liver, dog















Monocyte

Macrophage

Lungs, ox; fibrinous pleuritis

Acute inflammation:
Purple - nuclei = neutrophils in pus
Pink - eosinophils = proteins
Lungs inflamed tissue, gap = edge of lung where fibrin is attached












Spleen emphysema

Clostridia - rods

Staphylococcus - cocci

Treponema - spiral

Campylobacter - comma

Gram-positive - Bacillus anthracis

Gram-negative - E. coli

Abnormal - acute cell swelling of liver



Autophagy

Heterophagy

Normal glandular epithelium

Mammary atrophy in spayed dog

Ductal epithelial hypertrophy


Mammary ductal hyperplasia





Lipidosis/steatosis



Glycogenosis









Pathological calcification



Carbon + other dust exogenous pigmented substances - pneumoconiosis (lung disease due to dust)

Melanosis







Haemosiderin













Apoptosis - blebbing, packaged up and eaten by neutrophils and macrophages



Abscess formation















Neutrophils

Eosinophils - deeply eosinophilic granules (chronic inflammation)

Alveolar macrophages

Lymphocytic cholangiohepatitis (cat)

Mast cells (Giemsa stain)



Proud flesh (hypertrophic scar) due to excessive granulation






Cirrhosis - extreme, fibroblasts contracting down



Haemopericardium





Thrombosis - lines of Zahn = alternating layers of platelets and fibrin admixed with erythrocytes

Venous thrombosis - typically occlusive



















Type I hypersensitivity - late phase






Granuloma






Sjögren-like syndrome


Dermatomyositis








Normal glomerulus

Severe amyloidosis

Severe amyloidosis (Congo red)

Severe amyloidosis (Congo red, polarised light)

Chronic gastritis - lymphocytes in stomach lining

Medullary amyloidosis

Secondary amyloidosis - liver, enlarged, orange tinge and waxy

Secondary amyloidosis


Secondary amyloidosis - kidney, orange tinge

Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) - autoimmune disease - T cell-mediated

Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) - sweet itch, allergic dermatitis caused by Culicoides

Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) - sweet itch, allergic dermatitis caused by Culicoides