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Decks in this class (70)

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

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