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Choleoliths are a common cause of cholistasis in older dogs. |
False! These are infrequent in domestic animals (but more common in ruminants)
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Congenital gallbladder cysts are usually an incidental finding. |
True!
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Numerous epithelium-lined cysts in the liver and kidneys describes which disease? What species are predisposed to this?
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Congenital polycystic hepatic disease;
Cairn and Westland White terriers, Persian cats, and goats are predisposed |
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What are triggers for bile release?
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CCK and fat
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What is an intrahepatic cause to cholestasis? Extrahepatic?
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Intra = hepatocyte damage;
Extra = mechanical obstruction of bile flow |
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Concentrated bile due to dehydration and anorexia is...
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...inspecation of bile
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Biliary obstruction due to _________ is more common than cholelithiasis in most domestic animals.
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Inspecation of bile
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While biliary adenomas are rare, they do occur in some animals. Which are these?
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Young cattle, cats, dogs, and sheep
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What virus causes edema and hemorrhage in the canine gallbladder?
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Infectious canine hepatitis
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Fibrinous cholicystitis is indicative of what infectious organism?
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Salmenella!
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What is the infectious cause of Lymphocytic Cholangitis in the cat?
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unknown etiology!
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What organism is responsible for tomor-like lesions in rabbits that follow the bile ducts? What is the disease called?
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Eimeria stediae causes hepatic coccidiosis
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Ascarid migration into the gallbladder is commonly post mortem. |
True!
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If you see bubbly tissue on the gallbladder, what is the most likely genesis of the tissue?
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Bile ducts!
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What enzyme activates the exocrine products of the pancreas?
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Trypsin!
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Most deaths due to pancreatitis are due to ___________ shock.
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Cardiovascular shock
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In the dog, the pancreas should be the same width as the duodenum. |
False! Pancreas should be wider!
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An ectopic pancreas is an example of a(n)....
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...choristoma
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What is the clinical significance of pancreatic cysts?
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none!
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Which breeds are predisposed to juvenile pancreatic atrophy?
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German shepherds, beagles, rough coated collies
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What are signs of juvenile pancreatic atrophy? What is the etiology?
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Voluminous steatorrhea & polyphagia;
immune-mediated disease |
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Acute pancreatitis is more of a necrotic than an inflammatory process. |
True
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In dogs, acute pancreatitis is a disease of _________ old __________.
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Fat old bitches!
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What is another name for the chalky white nodules associated with acute pancreatitis? What causes these?
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Soponification caused by fat necrosis
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What are some sequelae to chronic pancreatitis?
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Exocrine/endocrine insufficiency
(maldigestion syndrome & d. mellitis); also connective tissue can obstruct bile duct leading to cholangitis and liver dz. |
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Choose which one you'd rather have....pancreatic adenoma or pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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Adenoma all the way!
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What parasite affects the pancreas of cats?
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Eurytrema procyonis
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