Test 1: Word Association- Phrases to Look For Flashcards
“Pale mucous membranes”
Anemia or shock
“old large breed dog with periods of intermittant weakness”
Splenic Hemangiosarcoma
(highly vascular tumor- bleeding into abdomen)
“Doberman, bleeding, but platelets are normal”
Von Willebrand’s Disease
“old cat with lethargy and an enlarged abdomen”
GI tumor: ADENOCARCINOMA
“Mid-aged Cocker Spaniel, lethargic and icteric”
IMHA
-spherocytes and agglutination present
“Left Shift, disorderly”
Leukemia
“dog with a splenectomy”
Mycoplasma Haemocanis
“cat with a fever, lethargy, icterus, FeLV+”
Mycoplasma haemofelis
“cow with lymphadenopathy and hemolytic anemia”
Theileria
(protozoan parasite within lymphocytes and macrophages)
“cow, splenectomized, edema in legs”
Mycoplasma wenyonii
“Foal, weakness, anemia, thrombocytopenia
and hemoglobinemia”
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
(can also be a cat)
Neonate drinks colostrum and maternal Abs attack
its Ags resulting in hemolysis
“Blood looks chocolate brown”
Methemoglobinemia
Cats-Acetaminophin
Cattle-Nitrates
Horses-Wilted Red Maple Leaves
“dog, severe CNS signs, moved to an old farmhouse in the country, painful abdomen, nucleated RBCs”
Lead poisoning
(look for basophilic stippling)
“Animal is sick, but there is no increase in neutrophils”
Addison’s Disease
(hypocortisolism)
