Oral Cavity to Esophagus
Our Poor Livers
Chemis-TRYING Our Best
Guts n Stuff
Pesky Parasites
100
The most important necropsy finding to suggest ante-mortem ulcerative esophagitis in a cow
BONUS: Describe the pathogenesis
Bloat line!
Increased intrabdominal pressure prevents the return of the blood to the heart
100
An enzyme whose isolated elevation can indicate either fasting and/or cholestasis
Bilirubin
100
This muscle-specific signaling enzyme will increase rapidly after injury but can return to normal within 24-48 hours
Creatine Kinase
200
The #1 differential for non-odontogenic oral neoplasia in CATS
Squamos cell carcinoma
200
Administration of glucocorticoids and/or anti-convulsants can result in elevated levels of this liver enzyme
Alkaline Phosphatase
200
The liver enzyme represented by the dark blue line in this graph can also be associated with muscle injury
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
300
The bacterial agent responsible for the multi-focal areas of ulceration and necrosis seen in Calf Diphtheria 
Fusobacterium Necrophorum
300
To run this test, you'll take a 12 hour pre-fasted sample and 2 hour post-refeeding sample
Bile acids
300
The most common reason reason for hyperglycemia
Administration of glucocorticoids
400
Congenital abnormality leading to megaesophagus in a young dog
Persistent right 4th aortic arch
400
The most likely cause of excessive bilirubin metabolism resulting prehepatic jaundice
Hemolysis (intra or extravascular)
IMHA, oxidative injury
400
Curious about your animals blood glucose concentrations during the previous 2-3 weeks? Submit for this special test.
Fructosamine.
500
The viral agent responsible for the multi-focal, proliferative stomatitis and esophagitis seen in this cow.
Bovine parapox virus
500
This enzyme conjugates bilirubin into a more soluble form within hepatocytes
Glucouronyltransferase
500
A TLI (Trypsin-like immunoreactivity) less than 2.5 ug/L should have you suspecting this disease process.
BONUS: A TLI >5.0 ug/L would suggest...
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
BONUS: Protein-losing enteropathy