Clinical Pathology and Parasitology

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Blood Chem Analysis and Enzymes (general info)
What are blood chemistry analysis...,
What are reference ranges 2,
How do reference ranges differ 6
11  cards
Mites: Otodectescynotis
What is the common name for otode...,
What does an adult otodectescynot...,
Why is otodectescynotis important
5  cards
Liver Enzymes
What are the functions of the liv...,
What are the enzymes associated w...,
Alanine aminotransferase alt what...
18  cards
Pancreatic Enzymes
What are the functions of the pan...,
What are the digestive enzymes of...,
What does amylase digest
17  cards
Kindey Enzymes
What are the functions of the kid...,
Blood urea nitrogen bun what does...,
Creatinine what is it and what do...
5  cards
Plasma Proteins
How many plasma proteins are prod...,
What are the functions of the pla...,
What are the 3 most important and...
17  cards
Electrolytes
What are electrolytes,
What are the functions of electro...,
Potassium what does it do in the ...
14  cards
Miscellaneous
Creatine kinase ck what is it and...,
What do increased levels of ck oc...,
Why would you want to do a ck tes...
6  cards
Hematology: Reticulocytes
What does a reticulocyte tell you,
What dye is used for a reticulocy...,
What do reticulocytes look like
8  cards
Hematology: Nucleated RBC
Why do nucleated red blood cells ...
1  cards
Hematology: Fibrinogen
When do fibrinogen levels increase,
When are fibrinogen levels useful...,
How are fibrinogen levels measured
4  cards
Hematology: Crossmatching
Definition of crossmatching,
What are the two kinds of crossma...,
What indicates incompatibility fo...
6  cards
Hematology: Venipuncture
What causes a hematoma,
What does a lavender top tube ltt...,
What does a red top tube rtt have...
7  cards
What are Internal Parasites?
How do parasites differ 3,
Where are internal parasites found,
What is a definitive host 2
18  cards
Nematodes: Ancylostoma caninum
What is the common name for ancyl...,
What do ancylostoma caninum eggs ...,
What can ancylostoma caninum cause 4
6  cards
Nematodes: Cutaneous Larval Migrans
What do cutaneous larval migrans ...,
What are the causative agents of ...,
What are the human symptoms syndr...
9  cards
Nematodes: Toxocara canis
What are the common names for tox...,
What do the eggs look like for to...,
What does toxocara canis cause 3
7  cards
Nematodes: Visceral Larval Migrans
What do visceral larval migrans c...,
What are the causative parasites ...,
What are the animal symptoms synd...
7  cards
Nematodes: Trichuris vulpis
What is the common name for trich...,
What do the eggs of trichuris vul...,
How is trichuris vulpis diagnosed 3
5  cards
Nematodes: Dirofilaria immitus
What is the common name for dirof...,
Where are dirofilaria immitus see...,
Why are dirofilaria immitus impor...
9  cards
Nematodes: Strongylus vularis
What is the common name for stron...,
What animals does strongylus vula...,
What do the eggs look like for st...
7  cards
Nematodes: Oxyuris equi
What is the common name for oxyur...,
What do the oxyuris equi eggs loo...,
Why are oxyuris equi important
5  cards
Nematodes: Trichinosis
What is trichinosis,
What are the 2 causative organism...,
What are the symptoms syndrome of...
7  cards
Nematodes: Ostertagia ostertagi
What is the common name for oster...,
What to ostertagia ostertagi eggs...,
Why is ostertagia ostertagi impor...
5  cards
Cestodes: Dipylidium caninum
What is the common name for dipyl...,
What do adult dipylidium caninum ...,
What do dipylidium caninum eggs l...
6  cards
Cestodes: Taenia pisiformis
What is the common name for taeni...,
Why is taenia pisiformis important 3,
How is taenia pisiformis diagnosed
4  cards
Cestodes: Hydatid Disease
What is hydatid disease,
What is the causative organism fo...,
What are the symptoms syndrome fo...
8  cards
Cestodes: Taeniasis
What is taeniasis,
What are the causative organisms ...,
What are the symptoms syndrome of...
8  cards
Cestodes: Diphyllobothriasis
What is diphyllobothriasis,
What is the causative organism fo...,
What are the symptoms syndrome of...
8  cards
Trematodes: Nanophyetus salmincola
What is the common name for nanop...,
What do the adults of nanophyetus...,
What do the eggs of nanophyetus s...
8  cards
Trematodes: Fasciola hepatica
What is the common name for fasci...,
What does the adult of fasciola h...,
What do the eggs of fasciola hepa...
6  cards
Protozoa: Isospora spp.
What is the common name for the d...,
What do the eggs of isospora spp ...,
Why are isospora spp important 2
5  cards
Protozoa: Eimeria spp.
What is the common name for the d...,
What do eimeria spp eggs look like 2,
Why are eimeria spp important 2
6  cards
Protozoa: Giardia spp.
What are the names of the disease...,
Where are the motile feeding form...,
What form if giardia are passed i...
14  cards
Protozoa: Sarcocystosis
What is sarcocystosis,
What is the causative agent of sa...,
What are the symptoms syndrome fo...
8  cards
Protozoa: Babesia canis
What is babesia canis 2,
How is babesia canis important,
How is babesia canis diagnosed 2
4  cards
Protozoa: Cryptosporidiosis
What is cryptosporidiosis,
What is the causative agent for c...,
What are the symptoms syndrome fo...
7  cards
Protozoa: Toxoplasmosis
What is toxoplasmosis,
What is the causative agent for t...,
What are the symptoms syndrome of...
9  cards
What are External Parasites?
What is another name for external...,
What do external parasites do,
What is the presence of multiple ...
16  cards
Fleas: Ctencephalides spp.
What do ctencephalides spp fleas ...,
What do ctencephalides spp eggs l...,
Why are ctencephalides spp import...
5  cards
Fleas: Plague
What is the plague,
What causes the plague,
What are the symptoms syndrome of...
7  cards
Mites: Cheyletiella spp.
What is the common name for cheyl...,
What does the adult cheyletiella ...,
Why is cheyletiella spp important
5  cards
Mites: Sarcoptes scabiei
What is the common name for sarco...,
How do sarcoptes scabiei get into...,
Why is sarcoptes scabiei important
7  cards
Mites: Demodex spp.
What is the common name for demod...,
What does the adult demodex spp l...,
Where are the demodex spp found o...
6  cards
Lice: Trichodectes canis
What is the common name for trich...,
Why is trichodectes canis importa...,
How is trichodectes canis diagnos...
4  cards
Lice: Linognathus setosus
What is the common name for linog...,
Why is linognathus setosus import...,
How is linognathus setosus diagnosed
4  cards
Ticks: Rhipicephalus sanguineus
What is the common name for rhipi...,
Why is rhipicephalus sanguineus i...,
How is rhipicephalus sanguineus d...
4  cards
Ticks: Lyme Disease
What is lyme disease,
What is the vector for lyme disease,
What is the reservoir for the bac...
11  cards
Ticks: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
What is rocky mountain spotted fever,
What do ticks serve as,
What are the ways rocky mountain ...
15  cards
Flies: Cuterebra spp.
What are the common names for cut...,
What stage of the cuterebra spp i...,
Why is cuterebra spp important 2
5  cards
Flies: Gastrophilus spp.
What is the common name for gastr...,
What does the larva gastrophilus ...,
What do the eggs of gastrophilus ...
6  cards
Flies: Siphona spp.
What is the common name for sipho...,
Why is siphona spp important,
How is siphona spp diagnosed
4  cards
Flies: Tabanus spp.
What is the common name for taban...,
Why is tabanus spp important 2,
How is tabanus spp diagnosed
3  cards
Flies: Hypoderma lineatum
What is the common name for hypod...,
Why is hypoderma lineatum importa...,
How is hypoderma lineatum diagnosed
4  cards
Flies: Blow Fly
What is another name for the blow...,
Why is the blow fly important,
How is a blow fly infestation dia...
4  cards
Urinalysis: Basics
What are the 4 parts of the urina...,
What are the 3 functions of the k...,
What are the hormones that the ki...
8  cards
Urinalysis: Vocab
Specific gravity,
Osmolarity,
Isosthenuria 3
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Urinalysis: Specimen Collection
What is a voided sample 4,
What is manual expression 4,
Why is it important to not exert ...
6  cards
Urinalysis: Biochemical Analysis
What is biochemical analysis 3,
What is ph,
What is the normal ph for urine i...
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Urinalysis: Urinary Sediment Analysis
What is urinary sediment analysis 3,
What would be the ideal urine sam...,
What amount of sediment is normal...
20  cards
Urinalysis: Documentation
How many rbc is normal to see,
How many wbc is normal to see
2  cards
Urinalysis: Uroliths
What are uroliths,
What is often done after uroliths...,
What are the common types of urol...
14  cards
Urinalysis: Crystals
What are struvite crystals formed by,
What are struvite crystals most c...,
What ph range do struvite crystal...
25  cards
Urinalysis: Specimen Preservation
What should you do to get the mos...,
What are the changes that occur a...,
What causes an increase in ph
3  cards
Urinalysis: Gross Exam
Urine volume 3,
Normal urine color,
Abnormal urine color 5
7  cards
Necropsy
What is a necropsy,
How is a necropsy an important di...,
When should you do a necropsy
11  cards
Estrous Cycle
What is the reproductive or estro...,
What controls the estrous cycle,
What are the stages of the estrou...
19  cards
Immune System: Basics
What does the immune system do 2,
What are the antigenic substances...,
What are the 2 components of the ...
15  cards
Immune System: Immune System Diseases
What are the 3 types immune syste...,
What is anaphylaxis allergies 2,
What are the clinical signs for a...
9  cards
Immune System: Immune System Response and Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases
What is the immune system respons...,
What do serology tests tell us,
What are the types of serologic t...
16  cards
Vaccines: Importance of Vaccines
Why should we vaccinate 4,
How does economics relate to vacc...,
Definition of immunity
11  cards
Canine Core Vaccines: Distemper
What is distemper,
What animals does distemper effect,
How is distemper transmitted 2
6  cards
Canine Core Vaccines: Adenovirus
What does adenovirus 1 cause,
What animals does adenovirus 1 af...,
How is adenovirus 1 transmitted 3
9  cards
Canine Core Vaccines: Parvovirus
What is parvovirus,
What animals does parvovirus affect,
How is parvovirus transmitted
9  cards
Canine Core Vaccines: Rabies Virus
What is the rabies virus,
How long does it take for rabies ...,
How is the rabies virus shed
7  cards
Canine Non-Core Vaccines: Bordetellosis
What is bordetellosis also known as,
What bacteria causes bordetellosis,
What are the clinical signs of bo...
5  cards
Canine Non-Core Vaccines: Leptopirosis
What bacteria causes leptopirosis,
How is leptopirosis spread 2,
Where does leptopirosis prefer to...
10  cards
Canine Non-Core Vaccines: Lyme Disease
What causes lyme disease,
How is lyme disease transmitted,
What are the clinical signs of ly...
6  cards
Feline Core Vaccine: FVR
What is fvr,
What does fvr cause,
How does fvr interact with the en...
4  cards
Feline Core Vaccines: FHV-1 and FCV
How are fhv 1 and fcv transmitted,
How are fhv 1 and fcv shed 3,
What do fhv 1 and fcv cause 4
9  cards
Feline Core Vaccines: FCV
What is fcv,
How does fcv compare to fvr,
How does fcv interact with the en...
4  cards
Feline Core Vaccines: Panleukopenia
What is panleukopenia 2,
What is panleukopenia the leading...,
What other animals not cats can g...
12  cards
Feline Non-Core Vaccines: FeLV
What is felv,
How is felv transmitted 2,
How do cats secrete felv
5  cards
Feline Non-Core Vaccines: FIP
What is fip,
What cats do fip affect,
Where is fip most common 3
6  cards

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