LABORATORY TESTING FOR THYROID DISEASE
37 LABORATORY TESTING FOR THYROID DISEASE 1 What is the best diagnostic test for feline hyperthyroidism? The majority of hyperthyroid cats have serum total thyroxine (T4) concentration above reference ranges….
INTERNAL MEDICINE
LYMPHOID LEUKEMIAS
18 LYMPHOID LEUKEMIAS 1 What is the hallmark of lymphoid leukemia, and how is this disorder distinguished from lymphoma? Lymphoid leukemia is primarily a disease of bone marrow, peripheral blood,…
INTERPRETATION OF THE LEUKOGRAM
10 INTERPRETATION OF THE LEUKOGRAM Stephen D. Gaunt 1 What is the predominant blood leukocyte during health in the domestic animals? In cats, dogs, and neonatal ruminants, neutrophils are the…
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF URINALYSIS
28 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF URINALYSIS 1 Why is urinalysis performed? Urinalysis (UA) is performed in healthy patients to screen for occult disease. UA is an essential component in…
RESPIRATORY ACID-BASE ABNORMALITIES
26 RESPIRATORY ACID-BASE ABNORMALITIES James H. Meinkoth, Rick L. Cowell, Karen Dorsey 1 Define hypercapnia and hypocapnia. Hypercapnia is an increase in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) of…
EVALUATION OF ERYTHROCYTES
3 EVALUATION OF ERYTHROCYTES Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 1 What are the major red blood cell indices used to characterize anemia in dogs and cats? a. Mean corpuscular…
DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION AND THROMBOSIS
23 DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION AND THROMBOSIS 1 What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Disseminated intravascular coagulation is the result of a primary inflammatory or tissue-damaging process. DIC is a complex…
PLATELETOPATHIES
21 PLATELETOPATHIES 1 What is the clinical presentation of thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats? The clinical impression of thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopathia, and endothelial cell problems cannot easily be differentiated based on…
OVERVIEW: HEMOSTATIC COMPONENTS AND DISORDERS
20 OVERVIEW: HEMOSTATIC COMPONENTS AND DISORDERS 1 What is hemostasis? Hemostasis is the maintenance of vascular integrity and blood fluidity necessary for the normal function of blood. The term hemostasis…
DISORDERS OF SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS (COAGULATION DEFECTS)
22 DISORDERS OF SECONDARY HEMOSTASIS (COAGULATION DEFECTS) 1 What is secondary hemostasis, and what are associated tests? Secondary hemostasis is the sequential activation of coagulation proteins (factors) resulting in conversion…
