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|q1=Liver lesions are common because:
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|a1=Liver is an area of high metabolic activity<br>Receives toxic agents from the gut via the portal blood system<br>Has an extensive vascular supply (prime site for metastatic disease)
|linktext =Alimentary System
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|l1=Liver - General Pathology
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|q2=In each type of jaundice, will bilirubinuria be detected?
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* Haemolytic
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* Obstructive
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* Hepatocellular
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|a2=Haemolytic NO - because most of bilirubin is unconjugated<br>Obstructive YES - because conjugated bilirubin accumulates<br>Hepatocellular NO - because bilirubin fails to conjugate due to liver cell damage<br>NB - the kidney can only excrete the water soluble conjugate
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|l2=Icterus
==Introduction==
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|q3=In regard to secondary photosensitisation, what are two hepatotoxic plants?
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|a3=''Senecio jacobea'' (Ragwort)<br>''Lantana camara'' (Lantana)<br>''Lupinus angustifolius'' (Lupins)<br>Blue-green algae
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|l3=Photosensitisation
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|q4=What are two causes of necrosis?
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|a4=Severe metabolic disturbances<br>Nutritional deficiencies<br>Toxic substances<br>Actions of micro-organisms
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|l4=Liver Necrosis
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|q5=What can cause the liver to appear greenish-blue post mortem?
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|a5=Bacteria degrade blood pigment to hydrogen sulfide
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|l5=Liver Post Mortem#Gross
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|q6=True or false?
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Cranial displacements of the liver are the most common.
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|a6=False
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|l6=Liver Displacement
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|q7=What occurs during congestion?
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|a7=The right side of the heart fails to function properly and blood will back up through the veins into the liver.
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|l7=Liver Congestion, Passive
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|q8=True or false?
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Congenital melanosis in calves and lambs appears as white discoloration of small irregular portions of the liver.
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|a8=False
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|l8=Liver Pigmentation#Congenital melanosis
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|q9=Hepatic lipidosis or fatty liver syndrome is associated with?
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|a9=Dietary factors: obesity and starvation<br>Increased demand for energy: pregnancy, lactation, and starvation in physiological states<br>Diabetes mellitus, ketosis, and pregnancy toxaemia in pathological conditions<br>Abnormal hepatocytic function: prevents fatty acids from forming complexes with proteins to form low density lipoproteins for secretion into the blood
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|l9=Hepatic Lipidosis
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|q10=What could be a non-pathological reason for a cow displaying fatty liver syndrome during necropsy?
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|a10=It is possible to show fat infiltration of liver in cows which have not been eating for several days.
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|l10=Hepatic Lipidosis#Gross
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|q11=True or false?
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Equine hyperlipidemia or fat pony syndrome is similar to that in cats, as well as fatal within a week.
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|a11=True
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|l11=Hyperlipidaemia - Horse
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|q12=What causes Lysosomal storage disease and how does it manifest itself?
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|a12=Due to an inherited deficiency of lysosomal enzymes<br>Manifest themselves as neurological disease
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|l12=Lysosomal Storage Disease
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|q13=Herpes virus infections include:
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|a13=Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis<br>Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis<br>Feline Viral Rhinopneumonitis<br>Aujesky's disease in pigs
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|l13=:Category:Hepatitis, Viral
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|q14=You are examining a cow's liver at necropsy. You notice the liver has several small areas of necrosis. Is this more likely to be Black Disease or Red Water Disease?
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|a14=Black Disease
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|l14=Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
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|q15=What are the two main types of hepatitis in cats?
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|a15=Cholangitis<br>Lymphocytic portal hepatitis
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|l15=Cholangitis
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|q16=True or false?
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Use of carbon tetrachloride as an anthelmintic and phosphorous as a rodenticide has never been proven to produce liver necrosis. 
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|a16=False
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|l16=Liver Necrosis#Zonal Necrosis 
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|q17=Pyrrolizidine alkaloids have an anti-mitotic effect whilst allowing continued synthesis within the cell and its nucleus. This causes a marked increase in the size of parenchymal cells, a phenomenon termed -
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|a17=(Hepato)megalocytosis
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|l17=Ragwort Toxicity
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|q18=Haemangiosarcoma can be primary in the liver, what are other predilection sites?
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|a18=Spleen<br>Right auricle of the heart
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|l18=Haemangiosarcoma
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|q19=True or false?
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Chronic lymphocytic cholangitis generally afflicts only very young cats.
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|a19=False
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|l19=Cholangitis
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|q20=What are two causes of cholangitis of the liver?
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|a20=Ascending infections from the intestine<br>Associated with organisms excreted via the bile
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|l20=Cholangitis
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*'''''it is an area of high metabolic activity'''''
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*'''''receives toxic agents from the gut via the portal blood system'''''
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*'''''NO - because most of bilirubin is unconjugated'''''
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*'''''Senecio jacobea (Ragwort)'''''
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*'''''Lupinus angustifolius (Lupins)'''''
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||[[Liver General Pathology - Pathology#secondary photosensitisation|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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||[[Liver General Pathology - Patholgoy#Necrosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*'''''bacteria degrades blood pigment to hydrogen sulfide'''''
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|<big>'''What occurs during Congestion?
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*'''''The right side of the heart fails to function properly and blood will back up through the veins into the liver.
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'''Congenital melanosis in calves and lambs appears as white discoloration of small irregular portions of the liver.
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|<big>'''Hepatic lipidosis or fatty liver syndrome is associated with -
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*'''''dietary factors: obesity and starvation '''''
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*'''''increased demand for energy: pregnancy, lactation, and starvation in physiological states '''''
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*'''''Diabetes mellitus, ketosis, and pregnancy toxaemia in pathological conditions '''''
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*'''''abnormal hepatocytic function: prevents fatty acids from forming complexes with proteins to form low density lipoproteins for secretion into the blood '''''
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*'''''It is possible to show fat infiltration of liver in cows which have not been eating for several days.
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||[[Liver - degenerative#Gross|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''True or false?
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'''Equine hyperlipidemia or fat pony syndrome is similar to that in cats, as well as fatal within a week.
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*'''''true'''''
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||[[Liver - degenerative#Equine hyperlipidemia|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What causes Lysosomal storage disease and how does it manifest itself?
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*'''''due to an inherited deficiency of lysosomal enzymes'''''
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*'''''manifest themselves as neurological disease '''''
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||[[Liver - storage diseases#Lysosomal storage diseases|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Herpes virus infections include -
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*'''''Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis'''''
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*'''''Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis'''''
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*'''''Feline Viral Rhinopneumonitis'''''
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*'''''Aujesky's disease in pigs '''''
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||[[Liver Inflammatory - Pathology#Herpes virus infections|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''You are examining a cow's liver post-necropsy.  You notice the liver has several small areas of necrosis.  Is this more likely to be Black Disease or Red Water Disease?
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||[[Liver Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis (Black Disease)|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the two main types of Hepatitis in cats?
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*'''''cholangiohepatitis'''''
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*'''''Lymphocytic portal hepatitis'''''
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||[[Liver Inflammatory - Pathology#Hepatitis in cats|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''True or false?
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'''Use of carbon tetrachloride as an anthelmintic and phosphorous as a rodenticide has never been proven to produce liver necrosis. 
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*'''''false'''''
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||[[Liver Toxic - Pathology#Acute hepatoxicity|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Pyrrolizidine alkaloids have an anti-mitotic effect whilst allowing continued synthesis within the cell and its nucleus. This causes a marked increase in the size of parenchymal cells, a phenomenon termed -
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*'''''megalocytosis'''''
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||[[Liver Toxic - Pathology#Ragwort|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the two most common primary hepatic neoplasms?
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*'''''liver cell tumours'''''
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*'''''malignant bile duct tumours '''''
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|<big>'''Haemangiosarcoma can be primary in the liver, what are other predilection sites?
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*'''''spleen'''''
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*'''''right auricle of the heart'''''
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||[[Liver - proliferative#Haemangiosarcoma|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''True or false?
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'''Chronic lymphocytic cholangitis generally afflicts only very young cats.
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*'''''false'''''
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||[[Liver - unknown aetiology#Chronic lymphocytic cholangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are two causes of Cholangitis of the liver?
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*'''''ascending infections from the intestine'''''
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*'''''associated with organisms excreted via the bile'''''
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||[[Liver - biliary tract#Cholangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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