Exam 2: Case review Dr. Bolfa

Question 1

A summary of the lesion, but generally does not describe what is causing the lesion

Answer 1

morphologic dx

Question 2

This type of Dx is restricted to two words only, the causative agent and the site of the lesion

Answer 2

Etiologic Dx

Question 3

This is the causative agent only,

Answer 3

Etiology

Question 4

sequence of events from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expressin of the disease in the response of cells or tissues to the etiology

Answer 4

Pathogenesis

Question 5

Clinical or morpholigical DX

Answer 5

Differential dx

Question 6

What is the diff. between hypoplasia and atrophy

Answer 6

H: never achieved full size
A: dec. size due to dec. in cell #

Question 7

A diminution in the size of cell, tissue, organ, or part

Answer 7

Atrophy

Question 8

Incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue

Answer 8

Hypoplasia

Question 9

Lack of development of an organ or tissue

Answer 9

Aplasia

Question 10

Progressive loss of vitality of certain tissues or organs, leading to disorders or loss of function

Answer 10

Hypotropy/Abiotrophy

Question 11

What is TEME

Answer 11

Thromboembolic meningoencephalitis

Question 12

What causes TEME?

Answer 12

Histophilus somni

Question 13

What do the gross lesions of TEME look like?

Answer 13

Random soft red-brown hemorrhagic foci in the brain, commonly at the white-grey matter interface

Question 14

Atrophy of an organ can be caused by a dec. in size (___) or a dec. in the amt of cells (____)

Answer 14

Hypotrophy, Hypoplasia