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LAMS Final
VanAmstel
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Veterinary Medicine
Graduate
03/24/2015

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Term
These molecules are important in the internal scaffolding of the horn cell and can be responsible for dyskeratosis if not right
Definition
Cytokeratins
Term
Laminitis can cause dyskeratosis through poor development of these proteins when horn cells are poorly profused
Definition
Cytokeratins
Term
Dyskeratotic horn can lead to _____ grooves
Definition
Horizontal
Term
Signs of dyskeratotic horn inlude
Widening of _____
______ discoloration white line
______ horn
______sole
______deviation of toe
______ devaition of abaxial wall
Definition
White line
Yellow
Flaky
Soft
Dorsomedial
Latera;
Term
If just see a horizontal groove with no other signs this is due to _____ and will eventually go away
Definition
Calving
Term
Three nutirents ( two minerals one vitamin) that can be added to feed for dyskeratotic horn
Definition
Biotin
Zinc
Copper
Term
Well water is high in this mineral which can bind copper and result in poor quality horn
Definition
Iron
Term
Why do you want to remove ALL loose horn around a crack
Definition
Keratolytic bacteria that can colonize underneath
Term
Yes or no for filling crack with epoxy
Definition
No
Term
If you have full thickness cracks you need to give regional anesthesia above before working on it. If you block higher up though you should administer (less/more) drug
Definition
More
20 mL lower block
30 mL higher block
Term
When bendaging a full thickness crack- what you apply to the defect
Definition
Oxytetracycline
Dexamethasone
Term
When treating a full thickness claw crack you have to bandage tx etc- what MUST you do to opposite claw as well
Definition
Block it ( like a piece of wood)
Term
Pathogen for hairy foot
Definition
Treponema
Term
Foot rot is (uni/bi) lateral swelling
Definition
Bilateral symmetrical bulge
Term
Pathogen for interdigital dermatitis
Definition
Dichelobacter nordosis
Term
Knuckling of fetlock
Definition
laminitis
lesions in heel (sole ulcer in zone 6)
Neuropathy
Term
Pathogen for fot rot in cattle
Definition
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Term
Illegal abx
Illegal extra
Definition
chloremphenicol, metronidazole
ceftiofur/fluroquinolones
Term
two types of horn
Definition
tubular
non tubular
Term
Tubular horn comes off the
Definition
vascular pegs
Term
____ corium has no pegs just folds
Definition
Laminar
Term
Sickle hocks associated with (short/long) toes
Definition
long
Term
When you see a cow with fore limb lameness in spring early summer here in TN it's either:
White Line Disease in zone __________ or a
_________ Ulcer
Definition
zone 3
toe ulcer
Term
Septic osteitis is a more common sequelae of which kind of ulcer (toe/sole/heel)
Definition
Toe Ulcer
Term
Diary cows that have to walk long distances are predisposed to ____ulcers in zone _____ because the sole is thin there
Definition
toe ulcer; 5
Term
ways to dx thin sole toe ulcer
- toe less than __inche
-see hemorhage at zone 5 right by zones ___ and ____
Definition
3
1,2
Term
If white line disease progress it go go ne of tw places and cause these two things:
Definition
Under sole- subsolar abscess
Under wall- up to coronary band- joint sepsis
Term
Complicated white line disease indicates there is:
Definition
Joint sepsis
Term
Sometimes a toe ulcer can result in septic osteitis of P3. If the sequestrum is no more than ______ amount of P3 you can go ahead and take it out and it will remodel
Definition
2/3
Term
In screw claw most of the curvature occurs in zone ____ because of weight bearing
Definition
3
Term
When deciding if screw claw is heritable or quiet- what do you look for?
Definition
Signs of dyskeratotic horn like
horizontal/vertical grooves
flaky horn
Term
The shorter/longer the toe and the narrower/wider the claw the more likely a cow will get heritable screw claw
Definition
Longer
Narrower
Term
if you see what looks like screw claw on medial claw of front feet it's gonna be due to:
Definition
Feed bunk stance
Term
More likely a screw claw case is inherited/acquired
Definition
Acquired- laminitis
Term
Maximum length of a toe should be no longer than ___ inches
Definition
3
Term
Horizontal wall cracks are produced by lack of nutrient supply through the vascular ____ in the _____ corium
Definition
Vascular pegs
Coronary corium
Term
The non inflammatory pathway of laminitis is assoc with_
Definition
Calving
Term
The acute form of laminitis is really only characterized by:
Definition
Pain
Term
The axial area of zone ____ is the most common site for a sole ulcer ( due to laminitis)
Definition
4
Term
The suspensory system in the cow is very weak at the (front/back) of the toe. The _____ helps with shock absorption in this area
Definition
Back
Digital fat pad
Term
In the caudal suspensory system, the flexor tuberosity sits in a sling be tween these two structures:
Definition
Collagen attachment abaxial
Cruciate ligament axial
Term
Of the two parts to the caudal suspensory system of P3, which side ( axial/abaxial) is more lax and therefore causes sinking more on that side
Definition
Axial
Term
Two consequences of backward roation are
Sole ulcers in axial zone ___
White line in abaxial zones (___ and ___)
Definition
4
3,1
Term
Explain how heat stress can cause laminits
Definition
resp alkalosis
start to secrete bicarb
salivating- loss bicarb
rumen acidosis
Term
Two ways improper housing and bedding can lead to laiminitis
Definition
Mechanical- standing up too long
Physiological- not chewing cud- less rumen buffering
Term
If putting a block on line up with the (axial/abaxial) walla and line it up with the (toe/heel)
Definition
Axial
Heel
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