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Pathology
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Pathology
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12/14/2011

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Term
Most common pituitary tumor of dogs?
Definition
Chromophobe adenoma
-produces large amounts of ACTH
Term
Most cases of canine hyperadrenocorticism are due to?
Definition
Pituitary neoplasia
Term
Most common pituitary tumor of horses?
Definition
Pars intermedia adenoma
-produces excessive ACTH
Term
Mainly in brachycephalic dogs
Definition
Pituitary cysts
Term
Destruction of the neurohypophysis, decreased ADH, and decreased oxytocin cause?
Definition
Pituitary diabetes insipidus
Term
Most common in cattle
Definition
Pituitary abscesses
Term
Adrenal cortical adenoma or carcinoma result in?
Definition
Hyperadrenocorticism
Term
Arise in chromaffin cells of the medulla and is most common in dogs and cattle?
Definition
Pheochromocytoma
Term
Adrenal cortical nodular hyperplasia vs. Diffuse
Definition
Non-functional
Excessive ACTH in diffuse
Term
Most common in dogs on long term glucocorticosteroid therapy?
Definition
Diffuse adrenal cortical atrophy
Term
Common in old bulls
Definition
Parafollicular neoplasia
-hypercalcitonism
Term
Nutritional dificiency of iodine or tyrosine
Definition
Goiter
Term
Idiopathic follicular atrophy which is most common in dogs results in?
Definition
Hypothyroidism
Term
Autoimmune destruction of the thyroid gland
Definition
Lymphocytic thyroiditis
Term
Function is to control and maintain serum calcium levels?
Definition
Parathyroid
Term
Secondary parathyroid diseases result from which two problems
Definition
Nutritional
Renal
Term
Primary lymphoid organs
Definition
Thymus
Peyers patches
Term
Secondary lymphoid organs
Definition
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Lymphoid agregates
Term
Equine lymph node hypoplasia
Definition
Severe combined immunodeficiency SCID
Term
Bacterial causing regenerative anemia
Definition
Mycoplasma haemosuis
Term
Antibodies directed against platelet membrane that are unmodified (autoimmune) or modified by pathogens or chemicals
Definition
Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia
Term
Irreversible bone marrow damage
Definition
Myelophthisis
Term
Immune mediated hemolytic anemia does what?
Definition
Extravascular hemolysis of RBCs
Term
Two terms for lymphoid neoplasms in animals?
Definition
Leukemia
Lymphosarcoma
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