Veterinary Pathology Study

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts in veterinary pathology, focused on morphologic and etiologic diagnoses.

What is the morphologic diagnosis for a 3-day-old foal's intestinal tract with enterotoxic hemorrhagic enteritis?

Enterotoxic hemorrhagic enteritis, diffuse, acute, severe.

What is a potential etiologic diagnosis for Clostridial enteritis in a 3-day-old foal?

Clostridium perfringens type C.

What are the observable clinical signs of chlamydiosis in a bird?

Respiratory signs, oculonasal discharge, green diarrhea.

What is the morphologic diagnosis for osteomyelitis in a cow's mandible with severe chronic inflammation?

Osteomyelitis, suppurative, fibrosing, locally extensive, chronic, severe.

What is the etiologic diagnosis for a young cat with fibrinous peritonitis?

Viral peritonitis.

What are the three components of tetralogy of Fallot?

Ventricular septal defect, pulmonic stenosis, dextroposition of the aorta.

What is the morphologic diagnosis for a dog with severe mitral valve endocardiosis?

Endocardiosis (myxomatous valvular degeneration), locally extensive, severe, chronic.

What is a common consequence of valvular insufficiency in dogs?

Heart failure.

What is the etiologic agent for black leg in cows?

Clostridium chauvoei.

What is the definition of necrohemorrhagic enteritis in puppies?

Segmental, severe, chronic inflammation of the small intestines.

What morphologic diagnosis is related to canine parvovirus?

Necrohemorrhagic enteritis.

What diagnostic finding is associated with heart disease and puppy's intestines?

Necrohemorrhagic enteritis, segmental, severe, chronic.

What is the morphologic diagnosis for a dog with severe liver necrosis and hemorrhage?

Necrotic hepatitis, focal, severe, chronic.

What is a characteristic finding in the kidneys of a young unvaccinated dog with azotemia?

Hemorrhagic nephritis, widely disseminated, severe, acute.

What is a common cause of brain depression and ataxia in young goats?

Polioencephalomalacia.

What is the probable pathogenesis for cutaneous infarction in pigs?

Bacterial embolic occlusion of vessels in the skin.

What is the etiologic agent responsible for bovine leukemia virus?

Bovine leukemia virus.

What is the common cause of cerebellar hypoplasia in calves?

Viral cerebellar hypoplasia.

What is the etiologic diagnosis for a dog with hepatocellular degeneration?

Copper toxicosis.

What is a possible etiologic agent for pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals?

Rhodococcus equi.

What is the common name for the disease caused by Streptococcus spp. in pigs?

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

What is the clinical significance of an elevated level of serum protein in dogs with liver disease?

Amyloidosis.

What contributes to the development of thrombosis in dogs?

Pulmonary thrombosis secondary to hypercoagulability.