FVH Pathologie Practice Questions - Fachtierarzt FVH für Pathologie (Switzerland) Exam - FVH Pathologie Practice Questions - Fachtierarzt FVH für Pathologie (Switzerland) Exam

Question 1

During the post-mortem examination of a bovine carcass 36 hours after death, greenish-black discoloration is observed on the serosa of the intestines and abdominal wall adjacent to the cecum. Histopathology reveals no inflammatory reaction or cellular necrosis associated with the pigment. What is the most accurate pathological interpretation of this gross finding?

Pseudomelanosis caused by bacterial hydrogen sulfide reacting with hemoglobin iron from lysed erythrocytes Ante-mortem hemorrhagic-necrotizing enteritis with localized tissue gangrene Melanosis maculosa congenital deposition in the visceral peritoneum Bile imbibition resulting from post-mortem leakage of biliary salts across the gall bladder wall

Correct Answer:

Pseudomelanosis caused by bacterial hydrogen sulfide reacting with hemoglobin iron from lysed erythrocytes

Question 2

Which biochemical process is directly responsible for the onset and subsequent resolution of rigor mortis in mammalian carcasses following death?

Accumulation of intracellular calcium causing persistent troponin activation without ATP depletion, followed by autolytic myofibril synthesis Exhaustion of intracellular ATP preventing actin-myosin cross-bridge dissociation, followed by resolution via enzymatic autolysis of myofibrillar proteins Excessive lactic acid neutralization preventing actin contraction, followed by putrefactive bacterial invasion Rapid post-mortem dephosphorylation of myosin light chains leading to permanent cross-linking until putrefaction occurs

Correct Answer:

Exhaustion of intracellular ATP preventing actin-myosin cross-bridge dissociation, followed by resolution via enzymatic autolysis of myofibrillar proteins

Question 3

During the necropsy of a dairy cow found dead in pasture, marked ruminal distension is present. Which gross pathological lesion reliably differentiates ante-mortem primary ruminal tympany (frothy bloat) from simple post-mortem gas accumulation?

Diffuse congestion and petechiation confined entirely to the abomasum and omasum Presence of frothy fluid within the tracheal bifurcation without pulmonary congestion A sharp line of demarcation in the esophagus with cranial mucosal congestion/hemorrhage and caudal mucosal pallor/ischemia Bilateral subcapsular renal cortical necrosis with marked hydronephrosis

Correct Answer:

A sharp line of demarcation in the esophagus with cranial mucosal congestion/hemorrhage and caudal mucosal pallor/ischemia

Question 4

At post-mortem examination of a 4-month-old piglet, a segment of small intestine is invaginated into an adjacent distal segment. Which morphological feature definitively distinguishes a true ante-mortem pathological intussusception from an agonal (post-mortem) invagination?

The invaginated segment easily slides out upon gentle traction without any mucosal resistance Absence of mesenteric vessel traction or luminal contents within the intussuscipiens Complete lack of serosal fibrin deposition, congestion, or edema in both intestinal layers Intense venous congestion, fibrin exudation, edema, and mural necrosis with resistance to manual reduction

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Intense venous congestion, fibrin exudation, edema, and mural necrosis with resistance to manual reduction

Question 5

An 18-year-old Arabian gelding is euthanized due to acute, unrelenting colic. Necropsy reveals a sharply demarcated, 3-meter loop of jejunum that is dark reddish-black, thickened, and friable. A spherical, 6-cm pedunculated fatty mass is wrapped around the mesenteric root of the affected loop. What is the definitive morphological diagnosis?

Hemorrhagic infarction secondary to strangulating pedunculated lipoma Non-strangulating thromboembolic colic secondary to Strongylus vulgaris migration Pelvic flexure enterolithiasis with secondary pressure necrosis Idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the ileum with secondary intussusception

Correct Answer:

Hemorrhagic infarction secondary to strangulating pedunculated lipoma

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