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List the lungworms in the following species:
Pig:
Metastrongylus apri, M. salmi
Sheep, Goat:
Dictyocaulus filaria, Protostrongylus rufescens, Muellerius capillaris
Horse, Donkey, Mule:
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
Cattle, Ox:
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Fox, raccoon:
Crenosoma vulpis
Dog:
Filaroides osleri, Angiostrongylus vasorum
Cat:
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Filaroides rostratus
Rat:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
New World monkey:
Filaroides cebus
Mink:
Aeulurostrongylus pridhami
Hedgehog:
Crenosoma striatus
Opossum:
Capillaria didelphis
List the parasite and parasitic associated neoplasms
Spirocerca lupi: Esophageal sarcoma, osteosarcoma (dog)
Cysticercus fasciolaris (Taenia taeniaformis): Hepatic sarcoma (rat)
What causes fibrinous polyserositis in pigs?
Streptococcus suis
Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Hemophilus parasuis
List what the neutrophil primary granules (lysosomes) contain
Myeloperoxidase – respiratory burst
Bacterial-permeability-inducing protein
Lysozymes – degrade bacterial products
Elastase – degrade bacterial products
Acid hydrolases
Neutral proteases
Napthol AS-D choloracetate esterase
Beta glucuronidase, cathepsin B – hydrolases
Defensins – kill gram + bacteria, attack plasma membranes
List what the neutrophil secondary granules (lysosomes) contain
Lysozyme
Collagenase
Cathelicidine
Apolactoferrin
Plasminogen activator
Lactoferrin (iron binding protein)
List what the monocyte granules (lysosomes)
Peroxidase
Acid hydrolases
Alpha-naphthyl acetate
Butyrate esterases
Aryl sulfatase
Lysozyme
List the intracellular bacteria
Lawsonia
Mycobacteria
Rhodococcus
Yersinia
Brucella
Clostridium
List intrahistiocytic fungi and protozoal organisms
Trypanosoma cruzi – kinetoplast parallel to nucleus
Leishmania sp. (donovani) – kinetoplast perpendicular to nucleus (lollipop)
Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora caninum
Histoplasma capsulatum
Cryptococcus neoformans
Sporothrix schenckii
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Candida sp.
Coccidioides immitis
Cytauxzoon felis
List the causes of eosinophilia in horses
Habronemia
Pythium
Mast cell tumor
Culicoides
Equine eosinophilic granuloma (Equine nodular collagenolytic granuloma)
List the Eimeria species & location (A Nasty Mean Mastiff Bit Tom)
Acervulina – duodenum
Necatrix – duodenum
Maxima – jejunum
Mitis – ileum
Brunetti – ileum, rectum
Tenella - cecum
List the bacilli (YAACCSS)
Yersinia
Actinobacillus
Actinomyces
Corynebacterium
Clostridium
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
List the genuses in the family Poxviridae
Orthopoxvirus
Parapoxvirus
Capripoxvirus
Avipoxvirus
Leporipoxvirus
Suipoxvirus
Unclassified
List the viruses in the genus Orthopoxvirus
Vaccinia
Variola – Smallpox
Ectromelia – Mousepox
Monkeypox
Cowpox
Buffalopox
Rabbitpox
Camelpox
Raccoonpox
List the viruses in the genus Parapoxvirus
Contagious ovine ecthyma, orf
Bovine pustular stomatitis
Contagious ecthyma, chamois
Pseudocowpox
Sealpox
List the viruses in the genus Capripoxvirus
Sheep-pox
Goatpox
Lumpy skin disease of cattle
List the viruses in the genus Avipoxvirus
Fowlpox
Canarypox
Juncopox
Pigeonpox
Quailpox
Sparrowpox
Starlingpox
Turkeypox
List the viruses in the genus Leporipoxvirus
Myxoma of rabbits
Hare fibroma
Rabbit (Shope) fibroma
Squirrel fibroma
List the viruses in the genus Suipoxvirus
Swinepox
List the viruses in the unclassified category
Carnivorepox
Elephantpox
Molluscum contagiosum of human
Yaba monkey tumor pox
Tanapox
Name some of the important clostridial diseases & what they cause
C. botulinum: flaccid paralysis > respiratory paralysis
C. chauvoei: Blackleg, necrotizing myositis w/gas production
C. colinum: ulcerative enteritis, liver necrosis (quail, turkeys, chickens); Quail dz.
C. difficile: enterocolitis (hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs, swine); naturally occuring (cattle, horses)
C. haemolyticum: bacillary hemoglobinuria; Redwater (cattle. Hepatic damage (fluke migration) > infarction > necrosis > hemolysis > death. Mottled kidneys, deep red urine.
C. novyi: infectious necrotic hepatitis (Black dz.); Malignant edema
C. perfringens: enterotoxemia; Lamb dysentery; Pulpy kidney dz. (sheep); Malignant edema
C. piliforme: (Tyzzer's dz): G-, affects liver, heart, cecum; necrosis
C. septicum: Malignant edema, Braxy (abomasal lesion d/t eating frosted grass)
C. spiroforme: enteritis & colitis (rabbits, guinea pigs, foals)
C. tetani: tetanus in domestic animals; neurotoxin
C. villosum: cat abscesses d/t fights and cat pleurisy; pyothorax
Name the different types of C. perfringens, the toxins & what they cause
Type A: Toxins: Alpha; malignant edema
Type B: Toxins: Beta, alpha, epsilon; dysentery in lambs, enterotoxemia
Type C: Toxins: Beta, alpha; struck in sheep, necrotic enteritis in pigs
Type D: Toxins: Epsilon, alpha; enterotoxemia
Type E: Toxins: Iota, alpha; necrotic enteritis
Name the different types of C novyi, and what they cause
Type A: Malignant edema (cattle, sheep); Bighead in rams
Type B: Black’s dz.
Type C: Osteomyelitis in buffalo
Name the nematode groups
Rhabditoids (small)
Oxyurids
Ascarids
Strongyles (True strongyles, trichostrongyles, metastrongyles)
Spirurids
Filarids
Aphasmids
Name the viruses that form intranuclear inclusions
Herpesvirus
Adenovirus
Parvovirus
Morbillivirus
Cytomegalovirus
Name the viruses that form intracytoplasmic inclusions
Poxvirus
Paramyxovirus
Reovirus
Rhabdovirus
Morbillivirus
Cytomegalovirus
Rabies virus
Name the viruses that form intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions
Morbillivirus: K-9 distemper, measles
Cytomegalovirus: Porcine
Name the viruses that cause syncytial cell formation
Herpesvirus (some)
Paramyxovirus
Morbillivirus (Paramyxovirus)
Pneumovirus (Paramyxovirus)
Lentivirus
Sendai virus (Paramyxovirus)
Mouse hepatitis virus (Coronavirus)
Porcine circovirus 2 (Circovirus)
Name the DNA viruses capable of inducing tumors
Polyomavirus
Papillomavirus
Adenovirus
Herpesvirus
Hepatitis B-like virus
Name the RNA viruses capable of inducing tumors
Retrovirus (oncornavirus)
Name the DNA viruses
Poxvirus
Asfarvirus
Iridovirus
Herpesvirus
Adenovirus
Papovavirus
Parvovirus
Circovirus
Hepadnavirus
Name the RNA viruses
Retrovirus
Reovirus
Birnavirus (Infectious bursal dz.; Infectious pancreatic necrosis of fish)
Paramyxovirus
Rhabdovirus
Filovirus
Bornavirus
Orthomyxovirus
Bunyavirus
Arenavirus
Coronavirus
Arterivirus (PRRS; EAV; Lactate Dehydrogenase Elevating Virus of Mice; Simian Hemorrhagic Fever virus
Picornavirus
Calicivirus
Astrovirus
Togavirus
Flavivirus
The cytoskeleton consists of what components?
Microtubules (25nm)
Thick myosin filaments (15nm)
Intermediate filaments (10nm)
Thin actin filaments (6-8nm)
Nonpolymerized & nonfilamentous forms
Name the intermediate filaments and where are they found?
Keratin – epithelial
Desmin – muscle
Neurofilaments – neurons
Glial – astrocytes
Vimentin – connective tissue
What are the four classes of chemokines, what are the types, and what’s their action?
CXC – alpha; IL-8; attract: neutrophils
CC – beta; MCP1 (monocyte chemoattractant protein 1), MIP1alpha (MO inflam protein 1alpha), Eotaxin; RANTES (Regulated And Normal T-cell Expressed & Secreted); attract: monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes
C – gamma; lymphotaxin; attracts: lymphocytes
CX3C – Fractalkine (membrane bound & soluble); attract: monocytes, T-cells
What nonenzymatic & enzymatic systems contribute to free radical system activation?
Antioxidants: Vit A, Vit E, Vit C, glutathione
Iron & Copper
Enzymes: Catalase in peroxisomes; Superoxide dismutase – manganese in mitochondria & copper-zinc in the cytosol; Glutathione peroxidase
Name some agents & their classification (if applicable) that cause oral vesicles, erosions or ulcerations
Vesicular stomatitis – Vesiculovirus, Rhabdovirus
Bluetongue – Orbivirus, Reovirus
Contagious ecthyma – Parapoxvirus, Poxvirus
Bovine papular stomatitis – Parapoxvirus, Poxvirus
Foot & Mouth Dz. – Aphthovirus, Picornavirus
Bovine viral diarrhea/Mucosal disease – Pestivirus, Flavivirus
Malignant catarrhal fever – Alcephaline HV-1, Ovine HV-2; Caprine herpesvirus
Rinderpest – Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirus
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (GI form) in calves – Bovine HV-1, Herpesvirus
What etiological agents, classify, cause vesicular disease?
Foot & mouth disease virus – Aphthovirus, Picornavirus
Swine vesicular disease virus – Enterovirus, Picornavirus
Vesicular exanthema of swine/San Miguel sea lion viruses – Calicivirus, Calicivirus
Vesicular stomatitis virus – Vesiculovirus, Rhabdovirus
What are the viruses, hosts and diseases caused by papillomaviruses?
Bovine type 1; Cattle; Cutaneous fibropapilloma; Equine; Equine sarcoid
Bovine type 2; Cattle; Cutaneous fibropapilloma; Horse; Equine sarcoid
Bovine type 3; Cattle; Cutaneous papilloma
Bovine type 4; Cattle; GI tract papilloma
Bovine type 5; Cattle; Teat fibropapilloma
Bovine type 6; Cattle; Teat papilloma
Equine papillomavirus; Equine; Cutaneous papilloma
K-9 oral papillomavirus; Canine; Oral papilloma
Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus; Cottontails, Domestics, Hares; Cutaneous papilloma, +/- SCC
Rabbit oral papillomavirus; Domestic rabbits; Oral papilloma
Deer papillomavirus; Deer; Cutaneous fibroma
Ovine papillomavirus; Sheep; Cutaneous papilloma
Caprine papillomavirus; Goat; Cutaneous papilloma, Mammary papilloma
Porcine papillomavirus; Swine; Genital papilloma
Name some important Corynebacterium and what principal disease they cause
C. renale, C. pilosum; Cystitis in cows
C. cystitidis; Hemorrhagic cystitis & pyelonephritis in cows
C. bovis; Dermatitis in nude mice
C. suis; Pyelonephritis & cystitis in cows
C. kutscheri; Pseudotuberculosis in rodents
C. pseudotuberculosis; Ulcerative lymphangitis & equine pectoral abscesses; caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats
List some important Actinobacillus sp. and what disease they cause
A. capsulatus; Arthritis, septicemia in rabbits
A. equuli; Septicemia in foals
A. lignieresi; Wooden tongue, lymphadenitis in cows
A. pleuropneumoniae
A. seminis; Epididymitis & periorchitis in rams
A. salpingitidis; Salpingitis, peritonitis, airsacculitis, pneumonia in birds
A. suis; Septicemia, purulent inflam, pneumonia, mastitis in pigs
List some important Rickettsial sp. and diseases they cause
R. ricketsii; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Coxiella burnetii
E. canis; Equine ehrlichiosis
E. platys; K-9 infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia
Neorickettsia risticii; Potomac Horse Fever; Equine ehrlichial abortion
E. equi; Equine ehrlichiosis
E. ewingii; K-9 granulocytic ehrlichoiosis
Name the Anaplasmataceae agent(s) in the following species
Cat:
Mycoplasma haemofelis; Eperythrozoon felis
Dog:
M. haemocanis
Cattle:
M. wenyonii; Anaplasma marginale; Paranaplasma caudatum
Goat, sheep:
A. ovis, E. ovis
Avian:
Aegyptianella pullorum
Swine:
M. haemosuis; E. parvum; E. suis
Mice, rats:
M. haemomuris; E. coccoides
Primates:
Hemobartonella-like organism
Name the Babesia sp. in the following species, which are important in the US?
Cattle:
B. bovis
Horse:
B. equi, B. caballi
Dog:
B. canis; B. gibsoni
Sheep, goat:
B. ovis
Cat:
B. feli; B. cati; B. herpailuri; B. pantherae
Pig:
B. trautmanni
Mice:
B. hylomysci; B. rodhaini, B. microti
What does Mycoplasma haemofelis cause in domestic & wild cats?
Feline infectious anemia
What does Heomproteus sp. cause in avian species?
Avian malaria
Name some herpesviruses of birds, what species is affected and what the disease?
Anatid HV-1 (alpha); Duck plague
Gallid HV-1 (alpha); Chickens; Infectious laryngotracheitis
Gallid HV-2 (alpha); Chickens; Marek's Dz.
Budgerigar HV; Budgerigars
Columbid HV-1; Pigeons, owls, falcons; Pigeon inclusion body; Hepatitis/esophagitis
Falconid HV-1; Falcon; Falcon inclusion body Dz.
Name the parasite, species affected, organ affected and neoplasm cause by parasite
Spirocerca lupi; Canine; Esophagus; Sarcoma (Fibro & Osteo)
Clonorchis sinensis; Feline; Liver; Bile duct carcinoma
Cysticercus fasciolaris; Liver; Hepatocellular carcinoma
What are the 10 layers of the retina?
Inner limiting membrane
Optic nerve fiber layer
Ganglion cell layer
Inner plexiform layer
Inner nuclear layer
Outer plexiform layer
Outer nuclear layer
Outer limiting membrane
Rods & cones (photoreceptor layer)
Pigmented retinal epithelium
What structures make up the uvea?
Iris
Ciliary body
Choroid
What structures comprise the anterior uvea?
Iris
Ciliary body
What are the water-soluble vitamins?
Vit. B
Vit. C
What are the fat-soluble vitamins?
Vit. A
Vit. D
Vit. E
Vit. K
List the parvovirus for the following species?
Cat:
Cat: Feline panleukopenia
Mink:
Mink: Mink enteritis virus; Aleutian disease virus
Raccoon:
Raccoon: Raccoon parvovirus
Dog:
Dog: Canine parvovirus 2; Minute virus of canines
Cattle:
Cattle: Bovine parvovirus
Swine:
Swine: Porcine parvovirus
Rat:
Rat: Rat virus and H-1
Hamster:
Hamster: Minute virus of mice
Mice:
Mice: Minute virus of mice
Fox:
Fox: Fox parvovirus
List the poxvirus induced tumors or tumor-like lesions, the host(s) and lesion
Myxomatosis virus; Sylvilagus (cottontail); Benign fibromas & Oryctolagus (domestic) rabbit; Malignant dermal mesenchymal tumors (affects other organs)
Shope rabbit fibroma virus; Cotton-tail and domestic rabbits; Dermal fibromas
Hare fibroma virus; Hares; Dermal fibromas
Squirrel fibroma virus; Grey squirrel, woodchucks; Dermal fibromas, rare fibrosarcomas w/mets
Yaba virus; Rhesus, cynomolgus, African green monkeys; Benign dermal mesenchymal tumors
Molluscum contagiosum; Horse; Benign epidermal papilloma-like lesions
Genital (papilloma) virus of swine; Male and female swine; Papillomatous lesions of the vaginal, vulvar, penile and prepucial mucosa
List the oncogenic herpesviruses, the host and neoplasm
Lucke renal adenocarcinoma; Renal adenocarcinoma
Marek's Dz. virus; Chickens; Neural lymphoma & viscerl involvement
Herpesvirus samiri; Squirrel monkey; Latent
Tamarin, owl and spider monkeys, domestic rabbits; Generalized T-cell lymphoma
Herpesvirus ateles; Spider monkey; Latent
Herpesvirus sylvilagus; Cottontail rabbit; Lymphoid hyperplasia & lymphoma
Epstein Barr virus; Cotton-top tamarin; Fatal B-cell lymphoma
Name the coagulation factors
I Fibrinogen
II Prothrombin
III Tissue factor (tissue thromboplastin)
IV Calcium
V Proaccelerin
VII Proconvertin
VIII Antihemophilic factor A
IX Christmas factor
X Stuart-Prower factor
XI Plasma thromboplastin antecedent
XII Hageman factor
XIII Fibrin stabilizing factor
List the subfamilies of herpesvirus and type of lesions
Alphaherpesvirus: cytocidal, causes necrosis
Betaherpesvirus: cytomegaly, intranuclear & occ. intracytoplasmic inclusions
Gammaherpesvirus: Lymphotropic for ‘B’ or ‘T’ cells
List the endosporulating fungi
Rhinosporidium
Coccidioides immitis
Prototheca
Chlorella
What is the model used to study MCF?
Rabbit
List the gammaherpesviruses
Bovine lymphotropic virus
Hippotragine herpesvirus - African antelopes (MCF related virus)
Herpesvirus of white-tailed deer
Caprine herpesvirus
Epstein-Barr virus
Herpesvirus saimiri (Saimiirine herpesvirus 2)
Herpesvirus ateles (Ateline herpesvirus 2)
Herpesvirus sylvilagus (Leporid herpesvirus 1)
Marmoset lymphsarcoma virus
List some coronaviruses in the following species
Mice:
Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) - respiratory and enteric forms
Rats:
Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV)
Pigs:
Respiratory coronavirus; Enteric coronavirus (TGEV); Hemagglutinating encephalomyelit svirus (HEV)
Chickens:
Avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV)
Turkeys:
Bluecomb or transmissible enteritis coronavirus
List the circoviruses
Psittacine Beak and Feather Dz.
Chick Anemia Virus Dz.
Pigeon circovirus
Canary circovirus
Porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2 - Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome)
List the causes of corneal edema
Trauma
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (Pinkeye) - agent Moraxella bovis or M. bovoculi
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (BHV-1, alphaherpesvirus)
Congenital corneal opacity
MCF (alcelaphine herpesvirus 1, Ovine herpesvirus 2, gammaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
List diseases that can cause vasculitis in cattle and wild ruminants
Viral: BVD (pestivirus,flavivirus); Bluetongue (orbivirus,reovirus); Adenoviral hemorrhagic dz.; MCF (alcelaphine herpesvirus 1, Ovine herpesvirus 2, gammaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
Bacterial: Salmonella, Hemophilus somnus
Mycotic: Phycomycetes, aspergillus
Parasitic: Elaphora schneideri
Immune-mediated: Polyarteritis nodosa, drug-induced hypersensitivity
List dzs that cause inflamm, erosion & ulcerations of the nasal & alimentary tracts
BVD (pestivirus, flavivirus)
Bluetongue (orbivirus, reovirus)
Epizootic hemorrhagic Dz. (orbivirus, reovirus)
Rinderpest (morbillivirus, paramyxovirus)
Vesicular dzs.: FMD (aphthovirus); Vesicular stomatitis (vesiculovirus, rhabdovirus)
Caustic agents
Mycotoxins
MCF (alcelaphine herpesvirus 1, Ovine herpesvirus 2, gammaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
List agents that can cause neurologic signs in turkeys
Newcastle Dz. (rubulavirus, paramyxovirus)
Aspergillus
Vitamin E deficiency
Salmonella enterica sub. Arizonae
List fungal or algal agents that cause intraocular inflammation
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Histoplasma capsulatum
Coccidioides immitis
Prototheca zopfii (algal)
Aspergillus terreus
Crytococcus neoformans
Candida
List the cause of retinal dysplasia in the following species
Cattle:
BVD (pestivirus, flavivirus) - fetal viral infection between day 79 & 150
Sheep:
Bluetongue (orbivirus, reovirus)
Cats:
Feline panleukopenia virus (feline parvovirus, parvovirus); Feline leukemia virus (oncornavirus, retrovirus); Vitamin A deficiency
Rd (retinal degen) mouse:
Inherited, autosomal blindness
What are the four main lesions for Collie Eye Anomaly?
Choroidal hypoplasia
Coloboma
Retinal detachment
Intraocular hemorrhage
List the causes of cataracts
Galactose-induced
Hypocalcemia
Cattle: BVD (pestivirus, flavivirus) - in utero infection
Sows: Aminoglycoside antibiotics, anthelminitic hygromycin B
Fish: Sun-light induced; nematode (Diplostomum sp.)
Dwarf rabbit: Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Diabetes mellitus
List bacteria that can cause pyogranulomatous inflammation
Arcanobacter pyogenes
Actinomyces bovis (lumpy jaw)
Mycobacterium sp.
Staphylococcus aures
Nocardia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Actinobacillus lignieresii
List the causes of necrotizing lymphadenitis, splenitis & hepatitis in lab animals & animal most affected
Clostridium piliforme (Tyzzer's Dz): mice, gerbils
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Yersiniosis/paratuberculosis): Guinea pigs
Salmonella sp.: Guinea pigs, mice, rats
Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague): Rats, squirrels
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia): wild rabbits, rodents
List differentials for cutaneous lymphangitis in the horse
Glanders: Burkholderia mallei
Meliodosis: Burkholderia pseudomallei
Epizootic lymphangitis: Histoplasma farciminosum
Ulcerative lymphangitis: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
Strangles: Streptococcus equi
Sporothrix schenckii
List significant immunodeficiencies in horses
SCID
Failure of passive transport
Agammaglobulinemia
Selective IgM deficiency
Immunodeficiency, anemia and ganglionopathy in Fell ponies
List the arteriviruses for the following species
Horse:
Equine Arteritis Virus
Porcine:
Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive syndrome
Rodents:
Lactate Dehydrogenase-Elevating Virus of Mice
Macaques:
Simian Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
List differentials for "Turkey egg kidney"
ASF (asfarvirus)
CSF (pestivirus, flavivirus)
Salmonella sp.
List gross rule-outs for CSF
Salmonella cholerasuis
Streptococcus suis
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (acute)
Haemophilus parasuis
Herpesvirus suis (alphaherpesvirus) Pseudorabies
Eperythrozoon suis
ASF (asfarvirus)
List the pestiviruses
CSF
BVD
Border Dz (hairy shaker lamb)
List agents that cause bursal atrophy
Physiologic atrophy #1
Chronic Marek's Dz (gallid herpesvirus 2, alphaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
Chick Anemia Virus (avian circovirus, circovirus)
Infectious bursal dz. virus of fowl (avibirnavirus, birnavirus)
List agents that cause lymphoid necrosis in the bursa
Newcastle's Dz. virus (rubulavirus, paramyxovirus)
Duck plague virus (alphaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
Psittacine beak and feather dz. (avian circovirus, circovirus)
Infectious bursal dz. virus of fowl (avibirnavirus, birnavirus)
List the birnaviruses
Infectious bursal dz. virus of fowl (avibirnavirus, birnavirus)
Infectious pancreatic necrosis of fish (aquabirnavirus, birnavirus)
List the oncogenic herpesviruses
NHP: H. ateles, H. saimiri, H. papio
Rabbit: H. sylvilagus
Frog: Ranid herpesvirus 1, gammaherpesvirus (Lucke's virus)
Pinnipeds: Otarine herpesvirus 1
Fowl: Gallid herpesvirus 2, alphaherpesvirus (Marek's dz. virus)
List the rule-outs for Pacheco's Dz. (Psittacid herpesvirus, alphaherpesvirus)
Chlamydophila psittaci
Salmonella typhimurium
Avian polyomavirus
Avian reovirus
Avian adenovirus
List the causes of splenic enlargment & marbling in pheasants
Marble spleen dz. virus (avian adenovirus group 2, adenovirus)
Marek's dz. virus (avian alphaherpesvirus 2, herpesvirus)
Lymphoid leukosis (avian leukosis virus, avian type C oncovirus, retrovirus)
Reticuloendotheliosis (avian type C oncovirus, retrovirus)
Agents that cause acute death d/t respiratory distress in fowl
Marble spleen dz. virus (avian adenovirus group 2, adenovirus)
Newcastle's Dz. virus (rubulavirus, paramyxovirus)
Avian influenza (influenza, orthomyxovirus)
Avian infectious laryngotracheitis (gallid herpesvirus 1, alphaherpesvirus, herpesvirus)
Avian infectious bronchitis (coronavirus, coronavirus)
List the avian adenovirus group 2 diseases
Marble spleen dz. virus
Hemorrhagic enteritis in turkeys
Chicken adenovirus group 2 splenomegaly
List the causes of lymphoid/Peyer's patch necrosis in puppies & young dogs
Canine coronavirus
Canine gastrointestinal hemorrhagic syndrome (assoc. w/C. perfringens)
Canine distemper virus (morbillivirus, paramyxovirus)
Canine parvovirus 2 (parvovirus, parvovirus)
List the causes of hemorrhagic diathesis in pups & young dogs
Heavy metal toxicity
Warfarin toxicity
Infectious canine hepatitis (canine adenovirus 1, mastadenovirus, adenovirus)
Shock gut (DIC)
Canine parvovirus 2 (parvovirus, parvovirus)
Differentials for anemia in horses
Purpura hemorrhagica
Red maple leaf toxicosis
Neonatal isoerythrolysis
Ehrlichiosis
Gastric ulcers
Parastitism
Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia
Equine infectious anemia virus (lentivirus, retrovirus)
List the lentiviruses (retrovirus)
Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV)
Bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV)
Ovine progressive pneumonia virus (Maedi-visna virus)
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)
Equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV)
Microscopic rule-out for lymphoid depletion in lymph nodes
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (Porcine circovirus 2, circovirus)
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (porcine arterivirus, arterivirus)
African swine fever virus (asfarvirus)
Classical swine fever virus (porcine pestivirus, flavivirus)
List the hemorrhagic fever viruses
Ebola virus (filovirus)
Marburg virus (filovirus)
Yellow fever virus (flavivirus, flavivirus)
Dengue fever virus (flavivirus, flavivirus)
Simian hemorrhagic fever virus (arterivirus)
Kyasanur Forest disease virus (flavivirus)
List causes of sudden death ruminants (bovine)
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium chauvei (Blackleg)
Clostridium septicum (Malignant edema)
Clostridium hemolyticum (Bacillary hemoglobinuria)
Toxicity: Bracken fern; lead poisoning
Lightening strick, trauma, bloat
What are the four biochem pathways in mature erythrocytes?
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
Hexose-Monophosphate pathway
Methemoglobin reductase pathway
Luebering-Rapoport pathway
What is the function of the Embden-Meyerhof pathway do? What are the enzyme deficiencies and associated diseases?
Glycolysis generates ATP (membrane function & integrity) & NADH (reduce methhemoglobin)
Pyruvate kinase and phosphofructokinase > hemolytic anemia
What is the function of the hexose-monophosphate pathway? What are the enzyme deficiencies and sequelae? And what mineral is important?
Maintain glutathione in reduced state (oxidant neutralization)
Glucose-6-phasphate dehydrogenase (horse) > Heinz body formation, excess oxidant and anemia
Selenium
What is the function of the methemoglobin reductase pathway? What's the enzyme deficiency and sequelae?
Hemoglobin maintained in reduced state necessary for O2 xport. Methemoglobin can't xport O2 > cyanosis.
NADH (normal conditions) & NADPH (activated by redox dyes - methylene blue) methemoglobin reductase
What is the function of the Luebering-Rapoport pathway? What species have higher levels and which have lower levels?
Forms 2.3 diphosphaglycerate. Regulates O2 xport. Increased levels > O2 release (O2 has lower affinity for hemoglobin)
Higher levels: Dog, horse, pig. Lower levels: Cat, ruminant
What is the maturation cell sequence in erythropoiesis
Rubriblast > Prorubricyte > Rubricyte (multiple) > Metarubricyte > Reticulocyte > Erythrocyte
Pluripotent stem cell (hematopoiesis) differentiates into what?
Lymphoid stem cell > lymphocytes (T & B)
Myeloid stem cell (CFU-GEMM) > BFU-E > CFU-E > Erythrocytes
> CFU-GM > CFU-G > Neutrophil
> CFU-M > Monocyte
> CFU-Meg > Megakeryocyte > Platelet
> CFU-Eo >Eosinophil
> CFU-Bas > Basophil
What regulates erythropoiesis?
Erythropoietin (peritubular cells) stimulated by hypoxia
IL-3: T lymphocytes
GM-CSF: T lymphocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts
G-CSF: Macrophages, granulocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts
Androgens: Increase Epo release
Estrogens, corticosteroids: Decreases Epo release
Thyroid & pituitary hormones: alters O2 tissue demand
Where does erythropoiesis occur in fish?
Anterior kidney (primary)
Spleen
What enzyme controls the first step in heme synthesis?
Aminolevulinic acid synthetase
What agent (s) inhibits heme synthesis?
Lead (inhibits iron delivery to site of ferrochelatase action)
Chloramphenicol
What decreases serum iron? What increases it?
Decrease: Iron deficiency, acute and chronic inflammation
Increase: Hemolytic anemia, glucocorticoid excess (dog, horse) but causes decrease in cow
What causes an increase in TIBC? Any unique species exceptions?
Iron deficiency
Dog
What is the function of ceruloplasmin?
Transfer iron from gut epithelium and macrophages to transferrin
What causes a decrease in serum ferritin? What causes an increase
Decrease: Iron deficiency
Increase: Hemolytic anemia, iron overload, acute and chronic inflammation
Iron is stored where and in what forms?
Macrophages
Ferritin, hemosiderin
What is the RBC lifespan for the following species?
Dog:
110 days
Cat:
70
Cow:
160
Horse:
145
Pig:
86
Sheep:
150
Mouse:
20-45
What is the pathway of normal RBC destruction?
Erythrophagia > Released hemoglobin > Heme > Iron released > heme oxygenase > carbon monoxide + biliverdin > biliverdin reductase > bilirubin > blood > binds w/albumin > liver
> Globin > Amino acids > reused
What is the pathway of intravascular RBC destruction?
What is the size and red cell morphology for the following species?
Dog:
7um. Uniform size, central pallor, biconcave disk
Cat:
5.8um. Mild anisocytosis, slight central pallor, crenation common, 1% Howell-Jolly bodies (nuclear remants)
Cow:
5.5um. Anisocytosis common, slight central pallor, crenation common
Horse:
5.7um. Rouleaux common. NO central pallor
Pig:
6um. NO central pallor
Sheep:
4.5um. Anisocytosis common, slight central pallor, crenation common
Goat:
4um. Anisocytosis & poikilocytosis common
When do you see the following changes in erythrocytes? What the cell feature?
Macrocytosis:
Poodle macrocytosis, FeLV. Large cells
Microcytosis:
Iron & pyridoxine deficiency anemias. Small cells (types: spherocytes, cells remnants in Heinz body anemia
Polychromasia:
Regenerative anemia, w/increased erythropoiesis. Residual RNA
Hypochromasia:
Iron deficiency. Increased central pallor, insufficienct Hb
Poikilocyte:
Various dzs. Abnormal shaped RBC
Echinocytes:
Artifact or seen with uremia. Crenated cells
Keratocytes:
Trauma (DIC, Dz. w/intravascular fibrin > membrane trauma). Ruptured vesicle > one or two projections
Schistocytes:
Trauma. Irregular RBC fragments
Acanthocytes:
Hemangiosarcoma, liver dz. Spiculated cells with 2 or more irregular, blunted projections
Leptocytes:
Portosystemic shunts. Thin cells w/increased membrane to volume ratio resemble targets (target cells)
Spherocytes:
Dogs w/immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Small cell, no central pallor d/t partial phagocytosis
Stomatocytes:
Hereditary stomatocytosis of Alaskan malamutes & schnauzers. Oval shaped central pallor
Basophilic stippling:
Anemia in sheep, cattle, occ. cats; lead poisoning w/metarubricytosis. Indicates regen anemia. Residual RNA (punctate aggregates)
Howell-Jolly bodies:
Accelerated erythropoiesis or postsplenectomy. Basophilic DNA nuclear remnants
Heinz bodies:
Oxidation > denatured Hb d/t: Copper toxicity (sheep), onion toxicity, tylenol (cats), Kale & other Brassica spp. (ruminants), red maple leaves (horses), St. Augustine grass, intravascular hemolysis. Round structures on internal RBC membrane. Normal finding in nonanemic cats.
Eccentrocytes:
Oxidative injury. Hb condensed in one portion of RBC, remaining cell clear or blister-like area
Nucleated erythrocytes:
Erythroid hyperplasia, lead poisoning, hemangiosarcoma (liver, spleen), EMH, myelophthisis, intervertebral disc syndrome, schnauzers, bone marrow trauma. Metarubricyte or earlier ciruculating cells
Rouleaux formation:
Seen with fibrinogen increase, change in serum globulins. Parallels RBC sediment rate. Disappears w/saline
Agglutination:
Antibody-mediated anemia. Doesn't disappear w/saline
What conditions have normochromic macrocytes
Macrocytosis of Poodles
FeLV infections
Preleukemia in dogs & cats
Erythroid aplasia in cats
Vitamin B12 deficiency of Giant Schnauzers
List the ascarid(s) in the following species
Swine:
Ascaris suum var suis
Dog:
Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina
Felid:
Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina
Cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo:
Toxocara vitulorum
Horse, zebra:
Parascaris equorum
Chickens, turkeys:
Ascaridia galli (enteritis, diarrhea)
Fox:
Toxascaris leonina
Rodents:
Baylisascaris procyonis (cerebrospinal)
List the important hookworm(s) for the following species
Cattle:
Bunostomum phlebotomum
Dog:
Ancylostoma caninum, A. braziliense, Uncinaria stenocephala, Baylisascaris columnaris
Fox:
Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinara criniformis
Cat:
Ancylostoma tubaeforme, A. braziliense
Sheep, goats:
Bunostomum trigonocephalum
Swine:
Globocephalus urusubulatus
Fur seal:
Uncinaria lucasi
Monkeys:
Necator americanus
Deer:
Bunostomum trigonocephalum
List the Physaloptera species that affect the following species (Signs: mucosal eroded, inflamed, increased mucus production)
Dog:
P. canis (stomach), P. rara (stomach, duodenum)
Cat:
P. felidis (stomach, intestines), P. canis (stomach), P. pseudopraeputialis (stomach, larynx), P. praeputialis (stomach)
Macaque monkeys:
P. tumefaciens (stomach)
New World monkeys:
P. dilitata (stomach)
Old World monkeys:
P. caucasia (esophagus, stomach, intestines), P. poicilometra
Raccoons, skunks, badgers, weasels:
P. maxillaris
Wild canid and felid:
P. rara (stomach, duodenum)
Doves, other birds:
P. alata (gizzard, intestines)
Fowl:
P. gemina
List the important vascular schistosoma in the following species & local
Monkey:
S. mansoni - mesenteric & portal veins
Cattle, sheep, goat, horse, mule, antelope, baboon:
S. bovis - mesenteric veins
Dog, raccoon, bobcat, rabbit:
Heterobilharzia - mesenteric veins
Give the definition for the following terms
Agyria (lissencephaly):
Too few or no gyri,; poor cerebral cytologic organization
Amyelia:
Absence of spinal cord
Anencephaly:
Absence of brain
Anophthalmos:
Absence of both eyes
Arnold-Chiari syndrome:
Caudal shift of medulla & sometimes cerebellum
Arrhinencephaly:
Absence of rhinencephalon
Cerebellar hyposplasia (aplasia):
Failure of cerebellum to develop to normal size & cellularity
Cranioschisis:
Gap in skull (cranium bifidum) often w/brain substance or meningeal herniation
Cyclopia:
Only one eye
Dysraphia:
Syringomyelia, midline defect in spinal cord
Encephalocele:
Herniation of brain through a cranial defect
Exencephaly:
Brain outside cranial cavity
Hydranencephaly:
Cerebral hemispheres are empty sacs d/texcessive cerebrospinal fluid, hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus:
Ventricles are dilated by excess cerebrospinal fluid
Hydromyelia:
Cerebrospinal fluid is retained in dilated central canal of spinal cord
Macroencephaly:
Brain enlarged
Macrogyria:
Cerebral gyri enlarged
Megaloencephaly:
Brain extremely enlarged
Meningocele:
Herniation of meninges through bony defects in the skull
Microencephaly:
Small brain
Microgyria:
Gyri abnormally small
Myelocele:
Spinal cord herniated through a bondy defect in the vertebral column
Myeloschisis:
Spinal cord is cleft b/c of incomplete formation of neural tube
Pachygyria:
Reduction in number of secondary gyri & increased depth of grey matter
Polygyria:
Increased number of gyri
Porencephaly:
Cavities in the brain
Rachischisis:
Spina bifida w/herniation; spina bifida occulta w/o herniation
Spina bifida:
Absence of vertebral arches > producing a defect through which spinal membranes w/ or w/o spinal cord, protrude
List the viral-induced CNS congenital anomaly & species affected for the following viruses
Bluetongue (Orbivirus, Reovirus):
Hydranencephaly & porencephaly; Sheep
Border disease (Pestivirus, Flavivirus):
Hypomyelinogenesis; Sheep
Bovine viral diarrhea/mucosal disease (Pestivirus, Flavivirus):
Cerebellar hypoplasia; Cattle & sheep
Feline panleukopenia (Parvovirus, Parvovirus):
Cerebellar hypoplasia; Cats & ferrets
Classical swine fever (Pestivirus, Flavivirus)
Cerebellar hypoplasia, microscephaly & hypomyelinogenesis; Swine
Influenza A (Influenzavirus, Orthomyxovirus)
Microcephaly, myeloschisis; Chick embryos
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (Arenavirus, Arenavirus):
Cerebellar hypoplasia; Rats
Minute virus of mice (Parvovirus, Parvovirus)
Cerebellar hypoplasia; Mice
Mumps (Rubalovirus, Paramyxovirus); Parainfluenza 2 (Respirovirus, Paramyxovirus); Reovirus 1:
Aqueductal stenosis & hydrocephalus: Hamsters, mice, rats, ferrets
List some causes of rhinitis for the following species
Viral
Canine:
Canine distemper virus (Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirus)
Equine:
Equine HV-1 (Alphaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus)
Bovine:
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (Bovine HV-1, Alphaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus); Bovine malignant catarrhal fever (alphaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus)
Feline:
Feline viral rhinotracheitis (H. felis; Alphaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus)
Swine:
Inclusion body rhinitis (Porcine cytomegalovirus, Betaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus)
Bacterial
Equine:
Streptococcus equi
Canine:
Brucella brocnieseptica
Rabbit:
Pasteurella multocida
Fungal
Feline:
Cryptococcus neoformans
Helminths & arthropods
Ovine:
Oestrus ovis
List some infectious causes of myocarditis for the following categories
Viral
Encephalomyocarditis virus (Cardiovirus, Picornavirus)
Canine parvovirus (Parvovirus, Parvovirus)
Foot and mouth disease virus (Aphthovirus, Picornavirus)
Canine distemper virus (Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirus)
Canine herpesvirus (H. canis)
Pseudorabies virus (H. suis)
Malignant catarrhal fever virus (Alphaherpesvirus, Herpesvirus)
Bluetongue virus (Orbivirus, Reovirus)
Coxsackie virus (Enterovirus, Picornavirus)
Protozoal
Toxoplasma gondii
Trypanosoma cruzi
Sarcosporidia spp. (Sarcocyst)
Metazoan
Trichinella spiralis
Echinococcus spp.
Cestode larvae
Bacterial
Mycobacterium spp.
Listeria monocytogenes
Actinobacilllus equuli
Clostridium spp.
Haemophilus somnus
Streptococcus spp.
Bacillus piliformis
Rickettsia spp.
Chlamydia spp.
Fungal
Aspergillus spp.
Coccidioides immitis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Blastomyces immitis
Mucor group
List some dysmyelinating diseases for the following species
Swine, cattle:
Hereditary hypomyelinogenesis in swine (congenital tremor) & cattle
Dogs, sheep, cats, rhesus:
Globoid cell leukodystrophy
Mice:
Sudanophilic leukodystrophy in "quaking" & "jumping" mice
Calves:
Hereditary cerebellar ataxia of calves
Cats:
Feline neuroaxonal dystrophy
Lambs:
Swayback (enzootic ataxia) of lambs
List some demyelinating diseases for the following categories
Allergic encephalomyelitis
Postrabies vaccination
Postinfectious
Polyradiculoneutritis
Coonhound paralysis
Viral
Canine distemper virus (Morbillivirus, Paramyxovirus)
Visna (Lentivirus, Retrovirus)
Mouse hepatitis (Coronavirus, Coronavirus)
Infectious leukoencephalomyelitis of goats
Bluetongue - fetal (Orbivirus, Reovirus)
Border disease - fetal lambs (Pestivirus, Flavivirus)
Classical swine fever - fetal (Pestivirus, Flavivirus)
Toxic
Arsenic
Hexachlorophene
Organic phosphates
Yellow-star thistle
Name the spirochete agent and disease in the following species
Swine:
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae; Swine dysentery
Rabbit:
Treponema paraluiscuniculi; Venereal spirochaetosis in rabbits (rabbit spirochaetosis)
What does Pasteurella multocida cause in the following species?
Cattle:
Pneumonia
Rabbit:
Snuffles, otitis media, pneumonia, septicemia
Swine:
Atrophic rhinitis; pneumonia
Fowl:
Fowl cholera
What does Mannheimia haemolytica cause in the following species?
Cattle:
Shipping fever; pneumonia
Sheep:
Pneumonia; septicemia; mastitis (blue-bag)
Goat:
Pneumonia
Pasteurella pneumotropica causes pneumonia in what species?
Rats, mice and rabbits
What is the agent in Crotalaria poisoning?
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid
What are the 3 predisposing factors to thrombi formation of Virchow's triad?
Endothelial cell damage
Hypercoaguability
Disruption of laminar blood flow
Answer the following questions about joint fluid
Normal consistency :
Viscous
Composition:
Hyaluronic acid
Suppurative inflammation:
Decreased viscosity d/t degradation of hyaluronic acid by bacterial hyaluronidaseilution
Effusion:
Decreased viscosity d/t dilution
Severe synovitis:
Decreased viscosity d/t decreased production & incomplete polymerization of hyaluronic acid by synovial cells
DJD:
Normal viscosity
What test is used for joint fluid & what happens to the fluid if normal or abnormal?
Normal - mucin clot that's tight & ropy w/clear sol'n; abnormal - loose, friable w/flecks in the sol'n
Name the stomach worm for the following species
Horse:
Trichostrongylus axei
Cow:
Ostertagia ostertagi
Pig:
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Sheep:
Ostertagia circumcincta
Monkey:
Nochtia nochti
Cat:
Ollulanus tricuspis
Dog:
Physaloptera canis
Oppossum:
Physaloptera sp.
Name the pinworm(s) for the following species:
Monkey:
Enterobius vermicularis
Horse:
Oxyuris equi
Rat:
Syphacia obvelata; S. muris; Aspicularis tetraptera
Mouse:
Syphacia obvelata; Aspicularis tetraptera
Rabbit:
Passalurus ambiguus
Hamster:
Syphacia mesocriceti, S. obvelata
Gerbil:
Dentostomella translucida; S. obvelata; S. muris
Sheep, goats:
Skrjabinema ovis
List the coccida for the following species
Dog:
Isopora canis
Cat:
I. Felis
Pig:
I. Suis
Cow:
Eimeria bovis
Horse:
E. leuckarti
Chicken:
E. tenella (cecum); E. acervulina (duodenum, jujenum)
Rabbit:
E. stiedae
List the chlamydial agents
C. trachomatis
C. muridanum
C. suis
List the chlamydophila agents
C. pneumoniae
C. psittaci
C. abortus
C. felis
C. caviae
C. pecorum
List the tracheal worms for the following species
Sheep:
Gonglyonema pulchrum
List the abortion agents for the following species
Sheep:
Chlamydophila abortus; Campylobacter jejuni; Toxoplasma gondii; Coxiella burnetti
Ox:
Brucella abortus
List the positive acute phase reactive proteins
Fibrinogen (Factor I)
Factor V
Factor VIII
C-reactive protein
Serum amyloid A
Serum amyloid P
Haptoglobin
Ceruloplasmin (copper xport protein)
C3
Alpha 1-antitrypsin
Alpha 1-acid glycoprotein
Alpha 2-macroglobulin
Porcine major acute protein
TNF-alpha (cats)
List the negative acute phase proteins
Albumin
Transferrin (iron xport protein)
Prealbumin (transthyretin)
Alpha 2-macroglobulin (cattle)
Insulin like growth factor
What enzyme in apoptosis causes the following:
Protein cleavage
Caspases (cysteine proteases)
Protein cross-linking
Transglutaminase
DNA breakdown to base pairs
Ca2+ & Mg2+ dependent endonucleases
What are the biochemical features (modifications) of apoptosis
Protein cleavage
Protein cross-linking
DNA breakdown
Phagocytic recognition
What do apoptotic bodies express on surface for MO & PMN recognition
Phosphatidylserine (primary) or thrombospondin
What are the 4 main events that result in apoptosis
Signaling pathways: Transmembrane - (1) CTL's (2) Ligand/receptor (3) blocking growth hormones & cytokines; Intracellular (1) Heat, radiation, xenobiotics, hypoxia, viruses (2) glucocorticoids bind nuclear receptors
Control & integration: adapter proteins, Bcl-2 proteins
Common-execution phase: Caspases (Initiators 8, 9, 10; Executor: 3, 7)
Phagocytosis
What are the regulators of mitochondrial function in apoptosis
Inhibit:
Bcl-2, Bcl-XL
Promote:
Bax, Bad
What does execution caspases target
Nuclear transcription proteins
DNA replication proteins
DNA repair proteins
What activates the following caspases
8
Ligand/receptor binding
9
Apaf-1/cytochrome c/procaspase 9 complex
10
Granzyme B
3
Initiator caspases, adaptor proteins w/death domain, Bax, Bad, p53
How does Fas/FasL differ from TNF/TNFR1
TNF/TNFR1 can lead to cell survival if NF-kB is activated
What disorders decrease apoptosis
Cancer: p53 mutation; hormone dependent tumors
Autoimmune: decreased removal of autoreactive lymphocytes
What disorders increase apoptosis
Neurodegenerative dz.
Ischemic injury
Virus induced lymphoid depletion
What 2 ways doe lysosomes phagocytose material
Heterophagy: MO's & PMN's for bacterial removal
Autophagy: damaged organelles, cytosolic remodeling, during atrophy
What makes up the cytoskeleton
Microtubules (25 nm)
Thick-myosin filaments (15)
Intermediate filaments (10)
Thin-actin filaments (7)
Nonpolymerizxed & nonfilamentous contractile proteins
What are thin filaments involved in
Leukocyte mvmt
Phagocytosis
What do microtubule defects lead to
Inhibits sperm motility
Immobilize respiratory epithelial cilia
Leukocyte mvmt
Phagocytosis
Mitotic spindle > affects cell division
List the intermediate filaments
Keratin (epithelial)
Desmin (muscle)
Vimentin (connective tissue)
Glial filaments (astrocytes)
Neurofilaments (neurons)
What are the mechanisms of irreversible cell injury
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Loss of membrane phospholipids
Cytoskeletion abnormalities
Reactive oxygen species
Lipid breakdown products
Loss of intracellular amino acids
What 4 intracellular systems are most vulnerable to cell injury & necrosis
Maintaining cell membrane integrity
Aerobic respiration (oxydative phosphorylation, ATP production)
Protein synthesis
Genetic aparatus
What ways is ATP produced
Oxidative phosphorylation of ADP > oxygen reduction
Glycolytic pathway in absence of oxygen
What biochemical mechanisms are important in cell death by necrosis
ATP depletion
Oxygen & oxygen derived free radicals
Intracellular calcium & loss of calcium homeostasis
Defects in membrane permeability
Irreversible mitochondrial damage
What are the enzymes activated by increased intracellular calcium
Phosphlipases: damages membrane
Proteases: breakdown membrane & cytoskeleton
ATPases: increased ATP depletion
Endonucleases: chromatin fragmentation
What are the causes of myocarditis in dogs
Borelia burgdorferi
Toxoplasma gondii
Neospora sp.
Parvovirus
Citrobacter koseri
What are the enzymes in the eosinophil granules
Major basic protein
Eosinophilic specific peroxidases
Acid hydrolases
What are in the basophil granules
Histamine
Heparin
Sulfated mucopolysaccharides
Causes of brain abscesses
Listeria monocytogenes
Haemophilus sominus
Arcanobacter pyogenes
Fusobacterium necrofrum
Causes of hypertrophic gastritis in the following species:
NHP:
Nochtia nocti
Sheep:
Ostertagia circumcincta
Cattle:
Ostertagia ostertagi
Horse:
Trichostrongylus axei; Habronema sp.
Pig:
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Cat:
Ollulanus tricuspis
Causes of pancreatitis in the following species:
Horse:
Migrating strongyles
Calves & sheep:
Zinc toxicosis
Pigs:
Cassia occidentalis intoxication; T-2 (trichothecene mycotoxin) toxicosis
New World monkey:
Trichospirura leptostoma in pancreatic ducts (roach is intermediate host)
Cat:
Acute: similar to dogs
Causes of hypercalcemia:
Hyperadrenocorticism - Cushings
Hypoadrenocorticism - Addisons
Renal disease
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Neoplasia: malignant lymphoma; multiple myeloma; metastatic bone tumors; adenenocarcinoma of the apocrine gland of the anal sac. Hepatoid gland adenoma, parathryroid tumors, urinary tract tumors
Granulomatous dz. (blastomycosis)
Hypervitaminosis D; Calciferol rodenticides; Vit. D glycoside plants (Solanum malacoxylon; Cestrum diurnum; Trisetum flavescens)
Renal failure in horses only
Spurious
Idiopathic in cats
List cryptosporidial organism in following species:
Ruminant:
C. parvum (intestine); C. Andersoini (abomasum)
Other mammals:
C. parvum (intestine); C. Andersoini (abomasum)
Bird:
C. baileyi (chickens, turkeys; intestinal (cloacal & bursal infections) & respiratory infections
Reptile:
C. serpentis
Fish:
C. nasorum
List the stomach worms in the following domestic species:
Dog:
Physaloptera sp.; Gnathostoma sp.
Cat:
Physaloptera sp.; Gnathostoma sp.; Ollulanus tricuspis; Cylicospirura felineus
Horse:
Trichostrongylus axei; Gastrophilus sp.; Draschia megastoma
Swine:
Hyostrongylus rubidus; Ascarops sp.; Physocephalus sp.
Cattle:
Haemonchus contortus; Ostertagia ostertagia
Sheep, Goat:
Ostertagia circumscinta
List acanthocephalans in following species:
Great apes:
Moniliformis moniliformis (roach intermediate host)
Swine:
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (dung beetle intermediate host)
Fox, wolves:
Macracanthorhynchus catalinum; M. ingens
Dog:
Oncicola (arthropod intermediate host; armadillo paratenic host
Domestic cat:
Oncicola campanulutus
What are the features of plasma cell myeloma required for Dx (at least 2)?
Radiographic evidence of osteolysis
> 30% plasma cells in bone marrow
Monoclonal gammopathy
Bence-Jones proteinuria
Causes of eosinophilic lesion in the skin of horses:
Habronema sp.; Draschia megastoma
Equine sarcoid
Mast cell tumor
Nodular collagenolytic granuloma
Pythium sp.
Parasitic, viral or bacterial agents associated w/neoplastic formation
Spirocerca lupi: fibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma (dogs)
Helicobacter pylori: gastric lymphoma & carcinoma (ferrets)
Hepadnavirus: hepatocellular carcinoma (woodchuck)
Opisthorchid flukes: cholangiocarcinoma (cats)
Cysticercus fasciolaris (Taenia taeniaeformis): hepatic sarcoma (rats)
Clonorchis sinensis: cholangiocarcinoma (cats)
List the fluke for the following species:
Sheep:
Fasciola hepatica (bile ducts); Fascioloides magna (liver parenchyma); Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Cattle:
Fasciola hepatica (bile ducts); Fascioloides magna (liver parenchyma); Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Swine:
Eurytrema pancreaticum (pancreatic ducts; +/- bile ducts & gallbladder)
Cats:
Platynosomum fastosum (bile ducts); Paramethorchis complexus
Dog:
Opisthorchis tenuicollis (pancreatic & bile ducts); Metorchis albidis (Alaskan dogs)
NWM:
Asthemia foxi
Dimorphic fungi:
Cryptococcus
Histoplasma
Blastomyces
Sporothrix
Coccidia
What conditions cause decreased serum iron
Iron deficiency
Acute and chronic inflam of dz (anemia of inflam dz)
Hypoproteinemia
Hypothyroidism
Renal dz
Glucocorticoids excess in cattle (increased in horse and dog)
What conditions cause increased serum iron
Hemolytic anemia
Hemolysis
Glucocorticoid excess in dog and horse (decreased in cattle)
Iron overload (Acquired - iron toxicity; Hereditary - Hemochromatosisi in Salers cattle; +/- hereditary in mynahs & toucans)
What causes increased serum ferritin concentration
Hemolytic anemia
Iron overload
Acute & chronic inflam
Liver dz
Neoplasia (lymphoma, malignant histiocytosis)
Malnutrition (cattle)
What causes decreased serum ferritin concentration
Iron deficiency
What does each of the following do to MCV (Increase or decrease)
Reticulocytosis
Increase
Immature animal erythrocytes
Decrease (small RBCs)
Iron deficiency
Decrease (microcytosis)
Portosystemic shunt
Decrease (microcytosis)
Healthy Asian canine breed (Akita, Chow Chow, Shar Pei, Shiba Inu)
Decrease (microcytic RBCs are normal)
Greyhound
Increase
Inherited intestinal malabsorption of cobalamine (Vit B12) in Giant Schnauzer
Increase (macrocytic anemia)
Interference with nucleic acid synthesis
Increase (inhibited cell division)
Congenital macrocytosis in Poodle
Increase
Hereditary stomatocytosis in Alaskan Malamutes, Drentse-Partrijshond, Miniature Schnauzers
Increase (macrocytosis)
FeLV-infected cats
Increase (macrocytic RBCs)
Erythrocyte agglutination
Increase (false)
Hypnatremia
Decrease (microcytosis)
What affect do the following have on MCHC
Hemolysis
Increase
Reticulocytosis
Decrease
Iron deficiency
Decrease (hypochromia)
What conditions cause metarubricytosis
Lead toxicosis
Iron deficiency
Copper deficiency
Hemangiosarcoma
EMH
Myelophthisis
Intervertebral disc syndrome
Hereditary macrocytosis of Poodles
Endotoxemia
Bone marrow trauma or necrosis
Metastatic neoplasia of marrow cavity
Myelofibrosis
FeLV infection
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Leukemia (esp. erythremic myelosis in cats)
List the intraerythrocytic parasite(s) in the following species
Birds:
Hemoproteus sp., Leukocytozoon sp., Plasmodium sp.
Cats:
Cytauxzoon felis, Babesia cati, B. felis
Cattle:
Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale, Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, Theileria mutans, T. annulata
Deer, elk:
Theileria cervi
Dogs:
Babesia canis, B. gibsoni
Horses:
Babesia equi, B. caballi
Sheep:
Babesia ovis, B. motasi
List the epicellular erythrocytic parasite (s) for the following species
Birds:
Trypanosoma johnbakeri
Cats:
Mycoplasma haemofelis
Dogs:
Mycoplasma haemocanis
Pigs:
Mycoplasma haemosuis
Cattle:
Eperythrozoon wenyoni
Llama:
Eperythrozoon sp.
List the extracellular (plasma) parasites (s) for the following species
Dogs:
Dipetalonema reconditum, Dirofilaria immitis, Trypanosoma cruzi
Horse:
Setaria sp., Trypanosoma brucei, T. evansi
Cattle
Trypanosoma theileri, T. congolense, T. vivax
List the acanthocephala for the following species
Pig:
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus
NHP:
Prosthenorhis elegans
Turtle:
Neoechinorhynchus sp.
Trout:
Acanthocephalus jacksoni
What indications warrant a bone marrow exam
Nonregen or nonresponding anemia
Persistent neutropenia
Unexplained thrombocytopenia
Suspected hematopoietic neoplasia
Suspected osteomyelitis, infiltrative, or proliferative bone marrow dz
Fever of unknown origin
What features denote erythrocyte regeneration
Polychromasia
Reticulocytosis w/anisocytosis & increased RDW
Macrocytosis & hypochromasia w/reticulocytosis
Basophilic stippling of ruminant RBCs
Hypercellular bone marrow w/decreased M:E ration d/t erythroid hyperplasia
What are some causes of acute hemorrhage blood loss
GI ulcers
Hemostasis defects: Bracken
: DIC
: Factor X deficiency
: Hemophilia A and B
: Rodenticide toxicosis
: Sweet clover tosicosis
Neoplasia: Splenic hemangioma/hemangiosarcoma
Thrombocytopenia
Trauma
Surgery
What are some causes of chronic hemorrhage blood loss
GI ulcers
Neoplasia: GI or vascular
Hemophilia
Parasitism: Ancylostomiasis
: Coccidiosis
: Ectoparasites (Fleas, ticks, lice)
: Hemonchosis
: Strongylosis
Vit. K deficiency
What can cause aplastic anemia
Drug rxns: Late estrogen toxicosis in dogs, chloramphenicol toxicosis in cats, phenylbutazone, trimethoprim-sulfa
Chemical exposure
Plant toxicosis (bracken fern: ruminants, horses)
Infectious agents: FeLV, Ehrlichiosis
Irradiation
What infectious agents can cause reduced erythropoiesis
Ehrlichia sp.
FeLV
Feline panleukopenia virus
Parvovirus
Trichostrongyles (nonblood sucking)
What agents can cause lack of erythropoietin > reduced erythropoiesis
Chronic renal dz
Hypoadrenocorticism
Hypoandrogenism
Hypopituitarism
Hypothroidism
What disorders of heme synthesis > defective erythropoiesis
Chloramphenicol toxicity
Copper deficiency
Iron deficiency
Lead poisoning
Molybdenum poisoning (causes secondary hypocuprosis, hair depigmentation)
Pyridoxine (B6) deficiency
What causes reduced erythropoiesis
Anemia of chronic dz.
Cytotoxic bone marrow damage
Erythropoietin lack
Immune-mediated (pure red cell aplasia)
Infectious
Myelophthisis
What causes defective erythropoiesis
Abnormal maturation
Disorders of heme synthesis
Disorders of nucleic acid synthesis
What are the worms found in the urinary system of the following species and what is the location
Rat:
Trichosomoides crassicauda (urinary bladder, renal pelvis)
Dog:
Dioctophyma renale (renal pelvis) - Giant kidney worm
Capillaria plica; Capillaria feliscati (renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder)
Cat:
Capillaria plica; Capillaria feliscati (renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder)
Pig:
Stephanuras dentatus (perirenal fat, can invade renal pelvis and ureter)
What are the components of bovine respiratory dz. complex
Mannheimia hemolytica
Haemophilus somnus
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (Bovine herpesvirus type 1/Alphaherpesvirus)
Parainfluenza virus 3 dz. (Respirovirus/Paramyxovirus)
Bovine respiratory synctial dz. (Pneumovirus/Pneumovirus)
What are the components of shipping fever complex (Fibrinous bronchopneumonia)
Mannheimia hemolytica
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (Bovine herpesvirus type 1/Alphaherpesvirus)
Parainfluenza virus 3 dz. (Respirovirus/Paramyxovirus)
Bovine respiratory synctial dz. (Pneumovirus/Paramyxovirus)
List the agent of ringworm in the following species
Cattle:
Trichophyton verrucosum
Dog:
Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Microsporum canis
Cat:
Trichophyton mentagrophytes; Microsporum canis
Rabbit:
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Horse:
Trichophyton equinum; T. mentagrophytes
Monkey:
Trichophyton simii; Microsporum distortum; M. fulvum
Poultry:
Microsporum gallinae; Trichophyton simii
Sheep:
Trichophyton verrucosum
Goat:
Trichophyton verrucosum; Microsporum fulvum
Pig:
Microsporum nanum; M. fulvum
What can cause neutrophil nuclear hypersegmentation
Prolonged blood transit time w/corticosteroid Tx
Hyperadrenocorticism
Chronic inflammatory dz.
Idiopathic (horse, goat)
Cobalt deficiency (cattle)
Herediatry macrocytosis (Poodles)
Abnormal Vit B12 uptake (Giant Schnauzers)
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Leukemia (some forms)
Causes of neutrophilia in mammals & heterophilia in birds
Physiologic
Corticosteroids
Inflammation - infectious & noninfectious
Hemorrhage & hemolysis
Chemical & drug poisonings (including estrogen toxicosis in dogs & ferrets)
Toxemia/toxicosis
Neoplasia
Genetic disorders
List some of the infectious causes of inflammation
Bacteria
Rickettsia
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
List some of the noninfectious causes of inflammation
Burns
Infarction
Immune-mediated dz.
Necrosis
Post-op
Thrombosis
List some causeses of toxemia/toxicosis
Blue-green algal toxicosis
Botulism
Endotoxemia
Uremia
What can cause arthrogryposis
Akabane virus (bunyavirus) - cattle, sheep w/intrauterine infection
Bluetongue (orbivirus, reovirus) - cattle, sheep w/intrauterine infection
Lupine poisoning in cattle (maternal ingestion)
Poison hemlock in swine (maternal ingestion)
List causes of neutropenia in mammals or heteropenia in birds
Increased tissue demand
Shift from CNP to MNP
Reduced production
List causes of increased tissue demand
Bacterial
Endotoxemia
Immune-mediated dz.
List causes for decrease production
Chemo, radiation
Idiosyncratic drug rxns (Antibiotics, antimycotics, Estrogens, NSAIDs)
Infectious (Viral, Rickettsia, Disseminated mycoses
Toxicoses (Bracken fern poisoning, Estrogen toxicity, Drug rxns (chloramphenicol, griseofulvin, estrogen toxicosis, phenylbutazone)
Myelophthisis (Bone marrow necrosis, Myelofibrosis, Myelodysplastic syndrome)
Genetic (K-9 cyclin hematopoiesis - grey collies; Familial neutropenia (Stdbred horses, Belgian Tervuren dogs)
Neoplasia (Hematologic or metastatic)
In birds heterophenia is associated with what infections
Circovirus
Herpesvirus
Polyomavirus
Reovirus
What are the causes of eosinophilia
Parasitism (ecto- & endoparasites)
Immediate or delayed hypersensitivity
Neoplasia (primary & paraneoplastic)
Infections
Drug reactions
Misc.: Hypereosinophilic syndrome (cats, Rottweilers); Hypoadrenocorticism (sometimes); Hyperthyroidism (cats)
What are some causes of immediate or delayed hypersensitivity > eosinophilia
Asthma
Dermatitis
Eosinophilic granuloma
Feline eosinophilic keratitis
Gastroenteritis
Pneumonitis
Milk hypersensitivity in cattle
Canine panosteitis
What types of paraneoplasic syndromes > eosinophilia
Mast cell tumor
T-cell lymphoma
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Various carcinomas
Fibrosarcoma
Thymoma
What types of infections > eosinophilia
Viral (FeLV)
Bacterial (Staph, strep)
Fungi (Crypto)
Slime molds (Pythosis)
What are some causes of basophilia
Parasitism
Allergic dz.
Drug rxns
Stress
Neoplastic dz.
What types of parasites > basophilia
Dirofilaria immitis (dog, cat)
Dipetalonema reconditum
Hepatozoonosis
Ancylostomiasis (dog)
Schistosomes
Ticks
Air sac mites (bird)
What types of neoplastic dz > basophilia
Mast cell tumor
Myeloproliferative dz.
Thymoma
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Essential thrombocythemia
Basophilic leukemia
What are some causes of lymphocytosis
Physiologic
Chronic antigenic stimulation
Hypoadrenocorticism
Lymphoid neoplasia
What causes an antigenic stimulation > lymphocytosis
Bacterial infection
Rickettsial infection
Viral infection
Deep mycosis
Protozoal infection
What are some causes of lymphopenia
Drug induced
Acute systemic infection (Septicemia, endotoxemia, Viruses - early)
Therapy induced (Immunosuppressive drugs, chemo, radiation)
Loss of lymphocyte-rich lymph (efferent, afferent)
Disruption of lymphoid tissue architecture w/altered lymphocyte recirculation (Granulomatous dz., multicentric lymphoma)
Hereditary disorders (Selective T-lymphocytes deficiency; SCID: Arabian foals, Basset hounds, Jack Russell Terriers; Thymic aplasia: Black-Pied Danish cattle)
What types of drugs > lymphopenia
Corticosteroids (Exogenous, endogenous (hyperadrenocorticism)
Interleukin (rhIL-2)
Colony stimulating factor (rcG-CSF)
What can result in loss of efferent (E) or afferent (A) lymphocyte-rich lymph
Chylothorax (E)
Feline cardiac dz. (E)
Alimentary lymphoma (A)
Enteric neoplasia (A)
Granulomatous enteritis (A)
Protein losing enteropathy (A)
Lymphangiectasia (A)
Ulcerative enteritis (A)
What are the types of membrane bound cytoplasmic granules found in platelets
Alpha
Dense
Lysosome - hydrolases
What is found in platelet alpha granules
Coagulation and growth factors
Platelet-specific adhesion and repair proteins (eg. Factor V, Factor VIII:vWF complex, Thrombospondin, Platelet factor 4, PDGF)
What's found in platelet dense granules
Adenine nucleotides
Calcium
Magnesium
Serotonin
What's found in avian thrombocyte-specific granules
Serotonin
Thromboplastin
What are the activators of platelet biosynthesis and aggregation
Collagen
TXA2
ADP
Platelet-activating factor (PAF)
Thrombin
Endotoxin
What induces the aggregation of avian thrombocytes
Thrombin
Collagen
Serotonin
Arachidonic acid
List some endothelial antithrombotic agents
Negative membrane charge
PGI2
Nitric oxide
Thrombomodulin
tPA
Heparan sulfate
Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
ectoADPase
List some endothelial prothrombotic agents
Tissue factor
vWF
PAI-1
Factor V
Damaged endothelium
What causes proloned buccal mucosa bleeding time (BMBT)
Thromboctyopenia
Platelet dysfunction: vWF dz., DIC, liver dz., fdp's (bind to GPIIb-IIIa sites), uremia
Vitamin C deficiency in guinea pigs
What are causes of congenital instrinsic platelet disorders
Chediak-Higashi syndrome (no dense granules)
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (defect/deficiency GPIIb-IIIa)
Canine thrombopathia (Abnormal fibrinogen receptor, impaired dense granule release
Bovine thrombopathia
Platelet-dense granule defect
Cyclic hematopoiesis of grey Collies
What are causes of acquired hyporesponsive platelet disorders
Drugs (NSAIDS, aspirin, B-lactam antibiotics, Ca++ channel blockers)
Uremia (impairs adhesion)
DIC
Liver dz. (doesn't clear FDPs)
Infectious/Misc. agents (FeLV; E. canis; Paraproteins (multiple myeloma); leukemia or myeloproliferative disorders; snake venom
What are some causes of enhanced platelet function
Nephrotic syndrome (d/t hypoalbuminemia)
Erythropoietin
Infectious (FIP; Heartworm dz.)
What are some causes of decreased platelet production
Pure megakaryocytic hypoplasia
Bone marrow panhypoplasia (d/t: drugs, chemicals, mycotoxins, ionizing radiation, FeLV, parvo)
Myelophthisis (neoplastic or no marrow cells filling BM)
Infectious agents (Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, FeLV, FIV, EIA, ASF, BVD)
What are some causes of increased platelet consumption/destruction
Immune-mediated (attacks GP receptors)
Drug induced
Increased removal: IV parasites (Plasmodium, Dirofilaria); DIC; Infectious (Bacterial, viral, rickettsial)
What causes excess consumption of platelets
Hemorrhage
Trauma
Rodenticide toxicosis
Neoplasia
DIC: doesn't have concurrent thrombocytosis )
What causes platelet sequestration
Splenic congestion
Neoplasia
DIC
List the enzymatic coagulation factors
Prekallikrein (Fletcher factor)
XIII (Fibrin stabalizing factor)
XII (Hageman factor)
XI (Plasma thromboplastin antecedent)
X (Stuart factor)
IX (Christmas factor, Antihemophilic factor B)
VII (Proconvertin)
II (Prothrombin)
List the nonenzymatic coagulation factors
VIII (Antihemophilic factor A)
V (Proaccelerin)
I (Fibrinogen)
What are the Vit K and calcium dependent factors
II, VII, IX, X
What does Vit K do
Carboxylation of glutamic acid residues
What does calcium do
Allows factors to bind platelet phospholipid and tissue factor
What causes an acquired Vit K. deficiency
Rodenticide toxicosis
Bile insufficiency
Liver failure
What can cause a hypercoagulable state
Heat stroke
Viremia
Endotoxemia
What does thrombin activate
XIII
VIII
V
Platelets
Protein C when bound to thrombomodulin
What are the plasminogen activators
Kallikrein
tPA
uPA
XII
What are the plasmin inhibitors
Alpha 2 antiplasmin
Alpha 2 macroglobin
Alpha 1 antitrypsin
C1-esterase inhibitor
PAI
What does plasmin inactivate
Prekallikrein
HMWK
VIII
V
I
What causes prolonged ACT
Deficiency: Intrinsic factors (prekallikrein, HMWK, XII, XI, IX, VIII)
Deficiency: Common factors (X, V, II, I)
Excess FDPs
Anticoagulants (Heparin, EDTA)
Marked thrombocytopenia (<5%)
DIC
What causes prolonged APTT
Deficiency: Intrinsic factors or common factors (< 30% of normal)
DIC
Acquired Vit K deficiency (Rodenticide toxicosis, bile insufficiency, liver failure)
What causes prolonged PT
VII deficiency (< 30 % of normal)
DIC
Acquired Vit K deficiency (Rodenticide toxicosis, bile insufficiency, liver failure)
NOT prolonged by thrombocytopenia
What causes a prologned TT
Hypofibrinogenemia
Inhibitors (Heparin, FDPs, dysproteinemia)
NOT prolonged by Vit K deficiency
What causes increased FPDs
DIC
Severe liver dz.
Severe internal bleeding
Severe thrombosis
What causes increased D-dimers
Thrombosis
Hemorrhage
DIC
What causes decreased ATIII
DIC
PLE
PLN
Ischemic bowel disorders
What causes a hypertonic rumen
Urea toxicity
Propylene glycol toxicity
Grain overload
What causes an increased anion gap
Lactic acidosis (lactate)
Diabetic ketoacidosis (ketones)
Renal dz. (uremic acids)
Toxicities (ethylene glycol)
What causes a decrease in the anion gap
Hemodilution
Hypoalbuminemia
Increased cations (Ca++)
What causes a decrease in the Na+/K+ ration
Hypoaldosteronism (Addisons dz.)
Renal dz.
Gastroenteritis tx'd w/low sodium fluid
Diarrhea d/t Trichuris vulpis
Repeated drainage of chylothorax
Large volume peritonitis and pleuritis
Illness during late-term pregnancy
What are some causes of hyponatremia with decreased ECF (hypotonic dehydration)
Diarrhea
Hypoaldosteronism (Aldosterone retains sodium, excretes potassium)
Loss Na+ rich fluids
Osmotic diuresis - Diabetes mellitus (renal excretion of glucose & sodium follows glucose
Renal dz.
Salmonellosis
What are some causes of hyponatremia with normal ECF
Dietary salf deficiency
Psychogenic polydipsia (compensatory PU > sodium loss)
Ruptured urinary bladder (sodium equilibrates between ECF and 3rd space
Saliva loss (horse)
Sustained exercise (sodium loss w/water uptake or ADH > dilution of remaining sodium)
Loss of Na+ rich fluid & tx w/low sodium fluids
What are some causes of hyponatremia with increased ECF
Edema, ascites, hydrothorax or peritoneal effusion
Repeated drainage of chylothorax
Renal failure & tx w/excessive low Na+ fluids
What are some causes of hypernatremia with decreased ECF
Adipsia
Diabetes insipidus w/water restriction (central or nephrogenic unresponsiveness to ADH > water loss but Na+ retention (PCT
Panting
Sweating
What are some causes of hypernatremia with normal ECF
High salt diet w/restricted water
Salt poisoning (Na+ intake w/water restriction > water intake > edema (meningeal & cerebral edema, laminar necrosis)
Shift of water into GI tract in ruminants d/t: Grain overload, propylene glycol toxicosis, urea toxicosis (shift of water from ECF to rumen > hypernatremia in ECF)
Shift of water to 3rd space (bile peritonitis)
What are some causes of hypernatremia with increased ECF
Edema, ascites, hydrothorax
Renal failure & concurrent tx w/hypernatremic fluids
What are some causes of hyperkalemia with increased ECF
Decreased urinary excretion (anuric, oliguric, post renal blockage, ruptured bladder)
Hypoaldosteronism
Drainage of chylothorax
Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole
Potassium admin
What are some causes of hyperkalemia with K+ mvmt from ICF > ECF
Acidemia (ICF K+ switched w/H+)
Secretory diarrhea
Hyperosmolality (K+ from ICF > ECF)
Cell membrane damage (K+ efflux)
Tissue necrosis
Oleander toxicosis (Inhibits Na+/K+ ATPase)
Insulin deficiency (needed to get K+ into cell)
Diabetes (renal loss & mvmt from ICF > ECF)
Inherited periodic increased K+ paralysis
What causes hypokalemia
Decreased intake
K+ deficient acidifying diet
Increased GI loss (vomiting, diarrhea)
Increased urinary loss (kaliuresis): Polyuria, metabolic acidosis or alkalosis; increased mineralcorticoids, renal tubular acidosis, diuretics
What causes hypokalemia with ECF K+ > ICF K+
Alkalemia (Low ECF H+ > ECF K+ exchanging w/ICF H+)
ICF K+ depletion (ECF K+ > ICF to replace ICF K+ loss; Insulin or HCO3 therapy > K+ into ICF)
What are causes of HCO3 loss
Saliva
GI and pancreatic secretions
Diarrhea
Urine d/t renal tubular acidosis
What are examples of alpha or beta globulins
Lipoproteins
Acute phase proteins
What are examples of gamma globulins
IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE
What are causes of polyclonal gammopathy
Inflammatory dz.
Immune-mediated dz.
Liver dz.
What are causes of monoclonal gammopathy
Plasma cell myeloma
Lymphoma
CLL
Macroglobulinemia
Canine amyloidosis
Canine ehrlichiosis
Canine visceral leishmania
FIP
Plasmacytic gastroenteritis
What are some causes of hypoalbuminemia
High protein effusions
Intestinal parasites
Nephrotic syndrome
Proteinuria d/t renal dz.
Exudative skin dz.
Burns
Hemorrhage
PLE
Malabsorption
Malnutrition
Cachexia
Chronic liver dz
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Pregnancy
Lactation
Horses w/liver dz. (+/-)
What are causes of hypoglobulinemia with an increased A/G ratio
Failure passive xfer
Colostral deprivation
SCID
Agammaglobulinemia
Selective IgM, IgA, IgG deficiencies
Transient hypogammaglobulinemia
What are causes of hypoglobulinemia with a normal A/G ration
Hemorrhage
Exudation
PLE
Deficient protein synthesis d/t severe malnutrition, maldigestion or malabsorption
What are the 5 major types of lipid in plasma
Cholesterol
Cholesterol esters
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA - long chain fatty acids; reserve when starving)
What can cause increased lipoproteins
Endocrine dz.
Hepatic dz.
Renal dz.
Disorder of cholesterol metabolism (Min. Schnauzers)
What conditions can occur with lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Xanthomas
Granulomas
Lipemia retinalis
Peripheral neuropathies
List the insulin antagonists
Glucagon
Growth hormone
Cortisol; Corticosterone
Corticosteroids
What is the renal glucose threshold for the following:
Cow:
100
Dog:
180
Cat:
280
Bird:
600
What are the ketone bodies
Acetoacetone
B-hydroxybutyrate
Acetone
List some causes of hypoglycemia (pg 187)
Excess admin of or secretion of insulin or insulin analogs
Reduction of hormones that maintain glucose homeostasis
Reducted hepatic storage of glycogen
Increased glucose use
Reduced glucose intake or inadequate gluconeogenesis
Drugs causing hypoglycemia
What are the types of ALP isozymes
Liver
Corticosteroid (dogs)
Bone
Intestinal
Placental
Which ALP isoenzymes are levamisole resisitant
Corticosteroids
Intestinal
Which ALP isoenzymes are levamisole sensitive
Hepatic
Bone
What are some causes of hyperamylasemia
Renal dz.
GI dz.
Hepatobiliary dz.
What are the 3 forms of lipase
Pancreatic lipase
Colilipase
Lipoprotein lipase
List some mediators of leukocyte activation
LTB4
C5a
PAF
Cytokines
List some mediators of increased vascular permeability
Histamine
Serotonin
Bradykinin
C3a
C5a
LTC4
LTD4
LTE4
IL-1
TNF alpha
PAF
List some mediators of vasodilation
PGD2
PGF2
PGI2
Nitric oxide
Bradykinin
Histamine
List some mediators of vasoconstriction
LTC4
LTD4
LTE4
PAF
PGF2 alpha
TXA2
Bradykinin
Locations for amyloid in the following species
Cat:
Pancreatic islet cells; Renal interstitium
Dog (Shar Pei):
Renal interstitium
Dog:
Glomeruli
Primate:
Pancreatic islet cells
List some causes of white muscle dz.
Monensin
Coffee senna (Cassia sp.)
Vit E/Se deficiency
List some causes of valvular endocarditis in the following species
Horse:
Strongylus vulgaris larval migration
Bovine:
Arcanobacter pyogenes
Pig:
Streptococcus sp.; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Dog, Cat:
Streptococcus sp.; E. coli
List some vascular parasites for the following species
Mammals, Bird:
Schistosoma; Heterobilharzia; Orientobilharzia - Blood flukes
Cattle, Buffalo, Goat:
Onchocerca sp. (aortic wall)
Dog:
Dirofilaria immitis; Angiostrongylus vasorum
List some causes of vasculitis w/hemorrhage under the following categories
Viral:
Equine: Equine viral arteritis (Arterivirus; Arteriviridae); Equine herpesvirus 1- spinal cord (Alphaherpesvirus; Herpesviridae); Equine infectious anemia (Lentivirus; Retroviridae); Ruminant: Malignant catarrhal fever (Ovine herpesvirus 2; Gammaherpesvirus; Herpesviridae); Bluetongue (Orbivirus; Reoviridae); Bovine virus diarrhea (Bovine pestivirus; Flaviviridae); Border Dz. (Ovine pestivirus; Flaviviridae); Cat: Feline infectious peritonitis (Coronavirus; Coronaviridae); Pig: African swine fever (Asfivirus; Asfarviridae); Classical swine fever (Porcine pestivirus; Flaviviridae)
Bacterial:
Salmonella sp.; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae; Hemophilus sp. (H. suis, H. somnus, H. parasuis); Streptococcus sp.
Fungal:
Zygomycetes; Aspergillus
Metazoan:
Strongylus vulgaris; Dirofilaria immitis; Spirocera lupi; Elaphora schneideri; Aelurostrongylus abstrusus; Angiostrongylus vasorum; Schistosoma sp.; Elaeophora schneideri; Onchocerca armillata
Immune-mediated:
SLE; Rheumatoid arthritis; Aleutian dz (Mink parvovirus)., Polyarteritis nodosa; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (Arenavirus; Arenaviridae); Drug-induced hypersensitivity
List diseases that cause myocarditis by the following categories
Viral:
Dog: Canine parvovirus (Parvovirus; Paroviridae); Canine distemper (Morbillivirus; Paramyxoviridae); Rodent: Encephalomyocarditis (Cardiovirus; Picornaviridae); Ruminant: FMD (Aphthovirus; Picornaviridae); Pig: Pseudorabies (Porcine herpesvirus 1; Alphaherpesvirus; Herpesviridae); Cytomegalovirus (Porcine herpesvirus 2; Betaherpesvirus; Herpesviridae); Bird: Newcastle disease (Rubulavirus; Paramyxoviridae); Avian encephalomyelitis (Enterovirus; Picornaviridae); Horse: EEE, WEE (Alphavirus; Togaviridiae)
Bacterial:
Clostridium chavoei (Blackleg); Listeria monocytogenes; Clostridium piliforme (Tyzzer's Dz.); Fusobacterium necrophorum (Necrobacillosis); Mycobacterium sp. (TB); Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis (Caseous lymphadenitis); Actinobacillus equuli; Staphylococcus sp.; Corynebacterium kutscheri; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Streptococcus pneumoniae
Protozoal:
Toxoplasma gondii; Sarcocystis sp.; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' Dz.)
Parasitic:
Cysticercus cellulosae (Swine; T. solium); C. bovis (Cattle; T. saginata) Trichinella sp.
Idiopathic:
Eosinophilic myocarditis (d/t parasites)
Causes of secondary cardiomyopathy
Heritable: Duchenne (dystrophin)
Nutritional: Taurine (cat, fox, fish)
Toxic: Drugs; NaCl
Physical injury, shock
Endocrine: Hyperthyroid; Hypersomatotropin (acromegaly); Hypothyroid; Glucocorticoid excess; Diabetes mellitus; Pheochromocytoma (functional)
Infections
Neoplasia
Systemic hypertension (cat): Chronic renal dz.; Hyperthyroid; Diabetes mellitus; Acromegaly, Aldosteronism (primary)
Causes of myocardial necrosis
Nutritional deficiencies: Vit E/Se; Potassium; Copper; Thiamine; Magnesium
Toxic: Cobalt; Catecholamine; Monensin; Vit. D; Calcinogenic plants; Blister beetles; Gossypol; Uremia; Cassia; T-2 mycotoxin
Physical injury/Shock: CNS lesion & trauma (heart-brain syndrome); Hemorrhagic shock
List causes of polyarthritis in goats
CAE
Mycoplasma sp.
Bacteria: Arcanobacterium pyogenes, E. coli, Salmonella, Staph, Strep, E. rhusiopathiae
Causes of pododermatitis is cats
Phemigus folliaceous
Plasma cell tumor
Eosinophilic collagenolytic granuloma
Lesions in species d/t Pasteurella multocida
Chickens, turkeys: Fowl cholera, otitis media
Pigs: Atrophic rhinitis, pneumonia
Cattle: Pneumonia
Water buffalo: Hemorrhagic septicemia
Deer, rabbit: Infections
R/O for vasculitis in a horse
Equine arteritis virus
Equine herpesvirus 1
African horse sickness (orbivirus)
Hendra virus (morbillivirus)
EEE, VEE, WEE (alphavirus, togavirus)
Purpura hemorrhagica
Listeria monocytogenes (foals)
R/O for eosinophils in horses
Collagenolytic granuloma
Habronemiasis
Mast cell tumor
Phythium
Causes of bursal lymphoid necrosis
Newcastles dz. (Rubulavirus, Paramyxovirus)
Duck plaque virus (Anatid alphaherpesvirus)
Psittacine beak & feather dz (Circovirus)
Causes of bursal atrophy
Marek's dz (Gallid herpesvirus type 2)
Chicken anemia virus (circovirus)
Causes for GN in the following species:
Dog
Infectious canine hepatitis, Pyometra, Borrelia, Chronic hepatitis, Dirofilaria, SLE, AIHA, Polyarteritis, Prostatitis, Pyoderma, Neoplasia
Cat
FeLV, FIV, FIP, Progressive polyarteritis, Neoplasia
Horse
EIA, Strep.
Cow
BVD, Trypanasoma
Pig
CSF, ASF
Sheep
Hereditary hypocomplementia in Finnish Landrace lambs
Causes of necrotizing enterocolitis in NHP
Shigella dysenteriae; S. flexneri
Campylobacter jejuni
Salmonella enteritidis; S. typhimurium
Yersinia enterocolitica; Y. pseudotuberculosis
E. coli (enteropathogenic)
Balantidium coli
Entamoeba histolytica (necrohemorrhagic & ulcerative colitis, fibrinonecrotic membrane, flask-shaped ulcers)