Endocrinology
GI/Panc/
Liver
Liver
Urinary
Cardioresp
Hematology
Pot Pourri
100
Treatment of choice for feline hyperthyroidism.
What is radioactive iodine?
100
1 yr old M Yorkie somnolence, head pressing, PU/PD, ↑ bile acids and microhepatica.
What is portosystemic shunt?
100
What are struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) crystals?
100
9-year-old Labrador with exercise intolerance, stridor, change in bark, and coughing after drinking.
What is laryngeal paralysis?
100
Blood smear from an anemic dog.
What is IMHA (immune mediated hemolytic anemia)?
100
Neuromuscular disorder associated with thymoma.
What is myasthenia gravis?
200
Gold standard for diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism.
What is an ACTH stimulation test?
200
9-year-old SF border terrier. Asymptomatic; increased ALP.
What is gall bladder mucocele?
200
Tx of choice for urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in absence of hypertension or cardiac disease.
What is phenylpropanolamine?
200
4-mo-old F Rottweiler; grade 5 systolic murmur loudest over left 4th I/C space, radiates up carotid arteries in neck and → right side.
What is subaortic stenosis?
200
Severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with thrombocytosis.
What is iron deficiency anemia?
200
Most common inherited coagulation factor deficiency in cats.
What is Factor XII deficiency?
300
12-yr-old dog iCa 1.6 (1.25 - 1.45 mmol/L), ↓ phos, PTH 2.8 (0.7 – 3.4 pmol/L).
What is primary hyperparathyroidism?
300
3-yr-old collie; weight loss, good appetite, ↑ stool volume. TLI 1.60 ng/ml (10-50), Folate 9.8 ng/ml (3-11), Vit B12 <150 ug/ml (300-800).
What is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?
300
Considered first-line therapy for significant proteinuria in the dog (urine protein: creatinine ratio >0.5).
What are clinical renal diet and telmisartan?
300
What is atrial fibrillation?
300
Drug that ↑ PLTs via BM stimulation, megakaryocyte fragmentation, immune modulation, and ↑ PLT lifespan in ITP.
What is vincristine?
300
Test to confirm and monitor fungal infection in image. 
What is Blastomyces antigen enzyme immunoassay?
400
12-year-old SF mini poodle; PU/PD/PP. LDDST Cortisol 0 hr 7.0 (1 - 4.5 µg/dL), 4 hr 1.8 (<1.0 µg/dL), 8 hr 5.6 (<1.0 µg/dL)
What is pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease?
400
3-year-old SF Maltese, ascites. ↓ lymph, ↓ alb 1.6 g/dL (3.2-4.1), ↓ glob 1.8 g/dL (1.9-3.7), ↓ Ca2+ 7.2 mg/dL (9.4-11.1),↓ chol 112 mg/dL (136-392). U/S: hyperechoic mucosal striations.
What is protein losing enteropathy? (lymphangiectasia)
400
Syndrome associated with CKD → ↑ P, ↓ Ca, ↑ PTH, ↑ FGF23, 2° HPTH, mineralization, renal osteodystrophy and ↓ calcitriol.
What is CKD-mineral and bone disorder (CK-MBD)?
400
Considered treatment of choice for a 5-year-old NM Sheltie with pleural effusion. Milky opaque fluid. Cytology- mainly small lymphocytes. Fluid triglycerides > blood triglycerides. Imaging: NSF other than pleural effusion.
What is thorascopic thoracic duct ligation ± subtotal pericardiectomy?
400
6-month-old female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel presents for spay. Pre-operative lab: platelet count of 67,000/µL (186 – 545).
What is congenital macrothrombocytopenia?
400
Histiocytoma, lymphoma, mast cell tumor, plasmacytoma, transmissible venereal tumor, histiocytic sarcoma, amelanotic melanoma
What are round cell tumors?
500
1° transporter in PCT responsible for reabsorbing most filtered glucose. Inhibition → ↓ BG via ↑ glucosuria in diabetic cats.
What is sodium‑glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT‑2)?
500
5-year-old SF DSH. Vomiting, anorexia, wt loss. Intestinal mass. ↑ eos. Histopath: collagen separated by fibroblasts, macs, eos, and mast cells.
What is feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia?
500
Transcription factor that controls renal production of erythropoietin and increases with use of molidustat.
What is hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)?
500
Likely diagnosis in 4-year-old NM Husky with chronic cough with moderate-to-severe, diffuse bronchial-to-bronchointerstitial pattern. 
What is pulmonary eosinophilia or eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy?
500
13 mth old SF DSH cat. Icteric and febrile. Severe normocytic normochromic nonregenerative anemia, mild leukopenia (neutropenia with left shift and moderate toxic change, lymphopenia) and severe thrombocytopenia.
What is Cytauxzoonosis?
500
3 yr old NM Chow. Fever, shifting lameness. Joint tap: neutrophilic inflammation. 
What are Anaplasma phagocytophilum or Ehrlichia ewingii?