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Intro
Analyte,
Serum sample,
A
14
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Leukocytes
Penia,
Cyto,
How many granulocyte pools are th...
17
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Mechanisms of Neutrophilia
Acute inflammatory neutrophilia,
When do you get neutrophilia in a...,
When do you expect to see acute i...
7
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Mechanisms of Neutropenia
Severe overwhelming acute inflamm...,
Gram negative infection neutropenia,
Granulocytic hypoplasia neutropenia
5
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Lymphocytes
Lymphocyte kinetics,
3 major causes of lymphocytosis,
Chronic inflammatory lymphocytosis
12
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Monos, eos, baso, and mast cells
Monocytes,
Kinetics of monocytes macrophages,
Monocytosis
9
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Leukograms
What do you need for leukogram,
Wbc conc on leukogram,
5
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RBC's
Erythron,
Shct,
Hgb
35
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RBC Physiology
Function of rbc,
Uniquie rbc properties,
Deformability of rbc
18
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Classification of anemia
General schemes for classifying a...,
Morphology classification of anemia,
Bone marrow responsiveness
12
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Regenerative anemia
Acute blood loss types,
External hemorrhage,
Internal hemorrhage
19
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Non regenerative anemia
What to consider if you have nonr...,
Categories of non regenerative an...,
Erythropoietic failure bone marro...
13
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Erythrocytosis
Erythrocytosis,
Hemoconcentration,
Dogs with normal higher pcv
11
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Platelets
Platelets,
Coagulation proteins,
What is the precursor cell to pla...
34
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Coagulation
What does thrombin do,
What is the initiation of coagula...,
Intrinsic pathway
15
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Coagulation testing
Sample collection,
Activated clotting time,
Activated clotting time
11
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Coagulation Disorders
Coagulopathy type bleed,
Prekallikrein deficiency,
Factor xii deficiency
11
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Bone marrow
Advantage of a bone marrow aspirate,
Advantage of core biopsy,
Collection aspiration location
22
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Plasma and serum protein
What is the most abundant compone...,
Plasma protein functions,
Albumin
15
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Dysproteinemias
Panhypoproteinemia,
Selective changes in proteins,
Non selective hyperproteinemia
15
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SPE patterns
Which proteins are made by the liver,
Polyclonal gammopathy,
Monoclonal gammopathy
4
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Renal
4 major processes in the nephron,
What does gfr depend on,
Osmolality
34
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Azotemia
Azotemia,
Renal azotemia,
O
8
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SDMA
Sdma,
Persistent elevation in sdma
2
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Mechanisms of polyuria
Lack of adh,
Distal tubule collecting duct lac...,
Lack of concentration gradient be...
4
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Chronic Renal Disease
Decreased renal reserve,
Chronic renal insufficiency,
Chronic renal failure
6
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Acute renal failure
Urine volume,
Usg
2
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Proteinuria
Hemorrhagic or inflammatory prote...,
Functional proteinuria,
Overload proteinuria
13
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Urinalysis
Why don t horses have clear urine,
Unreliable dip stick values,
Urine ph
20
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Urinalysis sediment
Rbc,
Wbc,
Epithelial cells
19
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Urine Sediment Casts
What are casts,
What does a cast appearance depen...,
Cellular granular and waxy casts
10
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Electrolytes
What are the major ecf ions,
What are the major icf ion,
How is hco3 generated
48
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Acid base balance
Pco2,
Po2,
Electrochemical analyzers
14
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Metabolic acidosis
What can cause excess h production,
Causes of excessive loss of hco3,
Titration type
9
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Respiratory acidosis
How do we identify,
Causes,
Findings
6
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Metabolic alkalosis
Requires what,
Small animal causes,
Large animal causes
9
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Respiratory alkalosis
Results from,
Causes,
Compensaiton
4
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Mixed acid base disorders
Mixed acid base imbalance,
When to suspect,
Some situations
3
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Minerals
Clinical signs of calcium disturb...,
Clinical signs of hypocalcemia,
Clinical signs of hypercalcemia
23
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Hormonal regulation of minerals
What is the active form of vitamin d,
What converts inactive vitamin d ...,
What species do not have renal 1a...
26
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Disorders associated with
Mechanisms of hypocalcemia,
Decreased pth mechanisms,
Mechanisms of inadequate mobiliza...
7
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Hypercalcemia
Major mechanisms,
Increased protein binding,
Causes of increased mobilization
8
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Hypophosphatemia
What happens with marked phyophos...,
Major mechanisms,
Decreased intake or absorption
6
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Hyperphosphatemia
Mechanisms,
Increased intake,
Transcellular shifting
6
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Magnesium
Hypo mechanisms,
Decreased protein binding,
Decreased intake or absorption
6
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Enzymology
Do enzymes have function in the b...,
What is measured in assays,
When does serum enzyme activity i...
16
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Specific enzymes
Alt,
Alt half life,
Ast
32
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Liver and Bilirubin Intro
When do you see signs of hepatic ...,
Hepatocellular diseases,
Liver enzymes that increase in en...
15
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Prehepatic hyperbilirubinemia
Causes,
What type of bu ends up in the urine
2
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Hepatic hyperbilirubinemia
Causes,
Decreased bu uptake,
Increase in bu from fasting
9
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Posthepatic hyperbilirubinemia
Causes,
How can you differentiate hepatic...,
Obstructive cholestasis
6
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Bile acids
What are bile acids,
Role of bile acids,
Circulation of bile acids
17
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Ammonia/Ammonium
Ammonium,
Hyperammonemia,
Decreased clearance
9
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Additional tests
Cbc abnormalities of liver dysfun...,
Coagulation testing with liver fu...,
Urinalysis abnormalities with liv...
3
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Glucose
Insulin,
Glucagon,
Cortisol
7
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Hyperglycemia
Process,
Physiologic hyperglycemia,
Pathologic hyperglycemia
12
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Hypoglycemia
Processes,
Increased insulin secretion,
Decreased insulin antagonists
8
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Measuring BG
Samples,
Is whole blood glucose the same a...
2
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Measuring insulin
Samples,
Why measure,
If increased insulin
7
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Ketoamines
What are ketoamines,
Why do we use ketoamines,
Clinical assays
9
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Exocrine pancreas
Serum amylase,
Amylase,
Increased serum amylase
13
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Small intestine
Malabsorption,
Causes of malabsorption,
Tests for small intestine function
15
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Lipids
Predominate lipids measured,
Cholesterol,
Triglycerides
19
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Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia,
What lipids contribute to lactesc...,
Physiologic hyperlipidemia
15
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Analysis of lipids
Sample preferred,
Standing plasma test,
If visual plasma turbidity is pre...
5
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Ketones
Ketone formation,
What does the dipstick test not t...,
Diabetic ketoacidosis
4
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Effusions
What type of animals can you get ...,
Fluid collection,
3 of hematocrit
18
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Adrenal gland
Half life of cortisol,
Samples for cortisol,
Measuring endogenous acth
10
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Adrenal gland tests
Main screening tests for adrenal ...,
Tests to distinguish pdh and fan,
Urine cortisol crt ratio
11
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Thyroid
Hyperthyroid signalment,
Hypothyroidism,
Primary hypothyroidism hallmark
24
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