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| If an animal cannot be examined at the time of death, where should it be stored? |
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Definition
| Refrigerator (not freezer) |
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| What can a necropsy identify? |
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Definition
Infectious disease processes
Nutritional deficiencies
Toxicities
Parasites
Tumors |
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| What can a necropsy not identify? |
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| Husbandry issues (environmental issues, stress, etc) |
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| What history needs to be considered at necropsy? |
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Clinical signs
Duration of illness
Treatments
Environment
Euthanasia method
High potency narcotics such as carfentanil
Tentative cause of death
Guidelines for tissue collection (SSP, studies, etc) |
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| External physical exam to be done at necropsy |
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ID/weight/sex
Overall body condition
Nutritional status
Skin and hair-coat/feather condition
MM color
Signs of trauma |
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| How are large animals positioned for necropsy? |
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| How are small animals positioned for necropsy? |
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| Which organs should be floated at necropsy, and what result should you see? |
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Definition
Lung - should float
Liver - should sink |
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| How should a four-chambered heart be dissected? |
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Definition
| Follow direction of blood flow. Look at valves for thickness, lesions. |
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| What should be noted about the liver? |
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Definition
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| What should be noted about the internal organs? |
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Definition
Adhesions
Masses
Discolorations |
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| What should be noted about the intestinal tract? |
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Definition
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| What should normal joint fluid look like? |
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| What is the first thing to be done at a necropsy? |
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| How should you examine large organs at necropsy? |
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Definition
| Bread loaf to observe all cut surfaces |
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| What descriptors should be used when examining tissues? |
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Definition
| Location, color, size, shape, consistency, and texture |
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| How much formalin should be used to preserve tissues? |
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Definition
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| How thick should tissue sections be? |
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Definition
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| How should you transport very small or buoyant tissue samples? |
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Definition
| Tissue cassette or wrapped in gauze |
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| Procedure to collect bone marrow samples |
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Definition
| Bone needs to be stripped of skin and muscle, and cracked or injected with formalin at both ends |
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| What needs to be on a formalin sample label? |
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Definition
| Species name, ID number, date, tech initials, and tissue collected |
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Definition
| Tissues sticking together due to inflammation or trauma |
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Definition
| Airless condition, such as a collapsed lung lobe |
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Definition
| Rotting of cells after death |
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Definition
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Definition
| Malnutrition associated with carcinoma or other chronic condition |
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Definition
| Appearance of calcium deposition |
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Definition
| Condition of forming calcium deposits |
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Definition
| Solidified purulent material |
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Definition
| Fibrous condition of the liver |
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Definition
| Fluid seeped out of tissues or vessels due to injury |
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Definition
| Rigid, firm connective tissue |
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Definition
| Sac, pouch, columnar depression |
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Definition
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Definition
| Bottom or lowest part of a sac or hollow organ |
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Definition
| Spongy texture/growing as a fungus would |
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Definition
| Lesion of the blood vessels |
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Definition
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Definition
| Increase in cell number within an organ or tissue |
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Definition
| Enlargement of an organ or cell; swelling due to increase in cell or organ size |
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Definition
| Yellowed, due to bile or bilirubin accumulation |
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Definition
| Spreading of a cancer to a distant site, usually through blood or lymph vessels |
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Definition
| New growth or abnormal tissue growth |
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Definition
| Wart-like growth with or without a stalk |
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Definition
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| A smooth, round growth with some length of stalk, usually in an internal tissue |
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| Lesion/mass without a stalk, connected to main tissue by a broad tissue |
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Definition
| Connective tissue network of tumor or tissue |
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| Fibrinous mass attached to endothelial tissue or blood vessel |
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| Small liquid or gas-filled sac |
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