VN13 Haematopoeitic Disorders RECAP

An increased number of white blood cells is termed:

• Leucopaenia

• Neutrophilia

• Lymphocytosis

• Leucocytosis

The parasite that causes feline infectious anaemia is:

• Felicola Subrostratus

• Ctenocephalides felis

• Trichuris vulpis

• Mycoplasma haemofelis

Feline leukaemia is caused by a:

• Calicivirus

• Coronavirus

• Retrovirus

• Oncornavirus

Von Willebrand's disease is:

• A deficiency in circulating vitamin K

• A deficiency in iron

• A deficiency in Von Willebrand's factor

• As a result of chronic DIC

Non-regenerative anaemia means:

• No more RBCs are being made

• Mass breakdown of RBCs

• Increased number of reticulocytes

• Increased number of erythrocytes

The term which best describes the term 'haemolytic anaemia' is:

• Where no more RBCs are being made

• Mass breakdown of RBCs

• Increased number of reticulocytes

• Increased number of erythrocytes

Which of the following is an example of an auto-immune disease:

• Von Willebrand's disease

• Ehrlichia

• Immune mediated thrombocytopaenia

• Feline infectious anaemia

Which of the following signs would NOT be associated with an anaemic patient:

• Tachycardia

• Tachypnoea

• Icterus

• Red mucous membranes

A patient being treated for rodenticide poisoning would be administered which of the following vitamins:

• A

• D

• E

• K

All critical care patients should be closely monitored for which of the following disorders:

• Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy

• Feline infectious anaemia

• Von Willebrand's Disease

• Non-regenerative anaemia