A 7-year-old mixed breed dog has a history of voluminous feces, nasty gas, and weight loss despite a good appetite over 2-3 months.  His TP was 5 g/dl, lipase 75 U/L, amylase 30 U/L.  TLI normal.  Cobalamin normal, folate decreased. Interpret these results

Which test differentiates between diabetes insipidus and psychogenic water drinking? 1 point How is it performed? 1 point How is it interpreted? 1 point

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Lipemia increases total protein measurement using a refractometer

You are only able to get 8 cc of whole blood from a patient with a PCV of 42%.  How many cc of serum will you have?

A 5-year-old Doberman presents with abdominal distention, panting, and weight loss.  His PCV is 43%, BUN 5.5 mg/dl, TP 5 g/dl, albumin 1.5 g/dl, ALT 200 U/L, AST 120 U/L, ALP 145 U/L, glucose 70 mg/dl, calcium 8.4 mg/dl, sodium 146 mEq/L, potassium 7.4 mEq/L, chloride 107 mEq/L. In the same case, the veterinarian asks you to run a coagulation profile (PT/PTT).  Why?

What is the growth rate constant when the generation time is 15 minutes?

The holoenzyme for transcription in bacteria is made up of:

How many V. cholerae would be present in your water sample if you added a single bacterium and waited 7 hours to count? The generation time of V. cholerae is 70 minutes.

Quorum sensing: (select all that apply)