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Potential mechanisms of c) Ammonia toxicity and abnormal concentration of bacterial
CNS alteration in hepatic sulphur compounds
encephalopathy due to
portosystemic shunts
include: a) Decreased blood
ammonia levels b)
Normalization of gut
bacterial-origin amino acid
ratios c)
Ammonia toxicity and
abnormal
concentration of bacterial
sulphur compounds d)
Increased synthesis of true
neurotransmitters
Typical biochemistry results c) Low urea nitrogen and elevated blood NH4+
for
portosystemic shunts,
reflecting the liver's bypass,
include: a) Elevated urea
nitrogen and low blood
NH4+ b) Normal urea
nitrogen and NH4+ c) Low
urea nitrogen and
elevated blood NH4+ d)
Low urea nitrogen and
low blood NH4+
,acquired portosystemic c) Chronic hepatic inflammation with fibrosis and nodular
shunts typically result hyperplasia (cirrhosis)
from which underlying
chronic liver condition? a)
Failure of the fetal ductus
venosus to close b)
Microvascular
dysplasia c) Chronic hepatic
inflammation with fibrosis
and nodular hyperplasia
(cirrhosis) d) Surgical
ligation of
anastomosing vessels
A possible b) Obstruction of pulmonary arterioles and sudden onset of cor
complication of hepatic pulmonale
abscesses in livestock is
rupture into a
large vein, which can lead
to: a) Systemic hypotension
b) Obstruction of pulmonary
arterioles and sudden
onset of cor
pulmonale c) Resolution of
the abscess d) Increased
hepatic blood flow
"Hardware disease" in c) Hepatic focal abscessation
cattle, involving foreign
body penetration, can
result in
reticuloperitonitis and
subsequent: a)
Generalised hepatic lipidosis
b) Multifocal hepatic
inflammation and/or
necrosis c)
Hepatic focal abscessation
d) Zonal hepatic necrosis
,In neonatal animals, c) Hepatic abscesses
bacterial infection of the
umbilicus (omphalitis) that
travels up the umbilical
vein (omphalophlebitis)
can form: a) Congenital
portosystemic shunts b)
Hepatic lipidosis c) Hepatic
abscesses d)
Glycogen accumulation
Hepatic lipidosis is c) Not a specific disease entity, but associated with various
described as: a) A specific conditions
disease entity with a single
cause
b) A syndrome always
associated with
diabetes mellitus c) Not a
specific disease entity, but
associated with various
conditions d) Exclusively
caused by
hypothyroidism
, All of the following are d) High blood insulin levels leading to glycogen synthesis
conditions that may be
associated with hepatic
lipidosis
EXCEPT: a) Lactation and
starvation b)
Hepatocellular disease and
diabetes
mellitus c) Hypothyroidism d)
High blood
insulin levels leading to
glycogen synthesis
The relationship between c) A vicious circle where anorexia worsens lipidosis, and
anorexia and lipidosis contributes to anorexia
hepatic lipidosis is accurately
characterized as: a)
Anorexia resolves hepatic
lipidosis b)
Hepatic lipidosis causes
anorexia, but anorexia does
not worsen lipidosis c) A
vicious circle where
anorexia worsens lipidosis,
and lipidosis contributes
to
anorexia d) Unrelated
conditions
Which animal is specifically c) Shetland ponies
noted to be
predisposed to equine
hepatic lipidosis? a) Dairy
cattle b) Obese cats c)
Shetland ponies d)
Doberman Pinschers
Gross lesions of severe b) Hepatomegaly with rounded edges, pale or yellow
hepatic lipidosis typically color, and greasy, friable tissue
include: a) Hepatomegaly
with
sharp edges, dark red color,
and firm tissue
b) Hepatomegaly with
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Potential mechanisms of c) Ammonia toxicity and abnormal concentration of bacterial
CNS alteration in hepatic sulphur compounds
encephalopathy due to
portosystemic shunts
include: a) Decreased blood
ammonia levels b)
Normalization of gut
bacterial-origin amino acid
ratios c)
Ammonia toxicity and
abnormal
concentration of bacterial
sulphur compounds d)
Increased synthesis of true
neurotransmitters
Typical biochemistry results c) Low urea nitrogen and elevated blood NH4+
for
portosystemic shunts,
reflecting the liver's bypass,
include: a) Elevated urea
nitrogen and low blood
NH4+ b) Normal urea
nitrogen and NH4+ c) Low
urea nitrogen and
elevated blood NH4+ d)
Low urea nitrogen and
low blood NH4+
,acquired portosystemic c) Chronic hepatic inflammation with fibrosis and nodular
shunts typically result hyperplasia (cirrhosis)
from which underlying
chronic liver condition? a)
Failure of the fetal ductus
venosus to close b)
Microvascular
dysplasia c) Chronic hepatic
inflammation with fibrosis
and nodular hyperplasia
(cirrhosis) d) Surgical
ligation of
anastomosing vessels
A possible b) Obstruction of pulmonary arterioles and sudden onset of cor
complication of hepatic pulmonale
abscesses in livestock is
rupture into a
large vein, which can lead
to: a) Systemic hypotension
b) Obstruction of pulmonary
arterioles and sudden
onset of cor
pulmonale c) Resolution of
the abscess d) Increased
hepatic blood flow
"Hardware disease" in c) Hepatic focal abscessation
cattle, involving foreign
body penetration, can
result in
reticuloperitonitis and
subsequent: a)
Generalised hepatic lipidosis
b) Multifocal hepatic
inflammation and/or
necrosis c)
Hepatic focal abscessation
d) Zonal hepatic necrosis
,In neonatal animals, c) Hepatic abscesses
bacterial infection of the
umbilicus (omphalitis) that
travels up the umbilical
vein (omphalophlebitis)
can form: a) Congenital
portosystemic shunts b)
Hepatic lipidosis c) Hepatic
abscesses d)
Glycogen accumulation
Hepatic lipidosis is c) Not a specific disease entity, but associated with various
described as: a) A specific conditions
disease entity with a single
cause
b) A syndrome always
associated with
diabetes mellitus c) Not a
specific disease entity, but
associated with various
conditions d) Exclusively
caused by
hypothyroidism
, All of the following are d) High blood insulin levels leading to glycogen synthesis
conditions that may be
associated with hepatic
lipidosis
EXCEPT: a) Lactation and
starvation b)
Hepatocellular disease and
diabetes
mellitus c) Hypothyroidism d)
High blood
insulin levels leading to
glycogen synthesis
The relationship between c) A vicious circle where anorexia worsens lipidosis, and
anorexia and lipidosis contributes to anorexia
hepatic lipidosis is accurately
characterized as: a)
Anorexia resolves hepatic
lipidosis b)
Hepatic lipidosis causes
anorexia, but anorexia does
not worsen lipidosis c) A
vicious circle where
anorexia worsens lipidosis,
and lipidosis contributes
to
anorexia d) Unrelated
conditions
Which animal is specifically c) Shetland ponies
noted to be
predisposed to equine
hepatic lipidosis? a) Dairy
cattle b) Obese cats c)
Shetland ponies d)
Doberman Pinschers
Gross lesions of severe b) Hepatomegaly with rounded edges, pale or yellow
hepatic lipidosis typically color, and greasy, friable tissue
include: a) Hepatomegaly
with
sharp edges, dark red color,
and firm tissue
b) Hepatomegaly with
