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Renal & Ocular
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Veterinary Medicine
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10/07/2012

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Term
Which ketones are detected in urine?
Definition
Acetoacetate & Acetone
Term
Which ketone is detected in blood?
Definition
BHBA (B-Hydroxybutyrate)
Term
What drugs can cause FP for Glucosuria?
Definition
Penicillin, Tetracycline, Aspirin
Term
What is the best way to detect hematuria?
Definition
Microscopic exam
Term
What is one of the most important causes of Hburia?
Definition
Bacillary Hburia (C. hemolyticum) Redwater
Term
What is the causative agent of ulcerative posthitis & vulvitis?
Definition
Corynebacterium renale
Term
In what animals is ulcerative posthitis & vulvitis most common?
Definition
Older males; Merino & Angora breeds
Term
What is the #1 Dx in small ruminants w/ dysuria?
Definition
Urethral obstruction
Term
Ddx for pizzle rot:
Definition
Ulcerative dermatosis (Lip & Leg ulcers)
Contagious Ecthyma (Orf)
Urolithiasis
Preputial trauma
CHV-1
Term
What is the Tx of choice for pizzle rot?
Definition
Penicillin
Term
What is the most economically significant renal dz?
Definition
Urolithiasis
Term
What animals are most commonly affected w/ urolithiasis?
Definition
Castrated male ruminants, especially small ruminants
Term
What is considered a minor contributor to urolithiasis?
Definition
Bacterial infection
Term
What are the most common factors leading to the formation of urinary calculi?
Definition
Rate of renal excretion of the crystalloids
Water balance (-)
Urine pH (Alkaline)
+/- Crystalline inhibitors
Term
What is the most common type of urinary calculus? 2nd?
Definition
Struvite; Calcium carbonate
Term
What is the #1 site for urethral blockage in ruminants & pseudoruminants?
Definition
Distal sigmoid flexure (attachment of retractor penis m)
Term
What is the #1 site for urethral obstruction in small ruminants?
Definition
Urethral process
Term
What is an important component of Tx of partial obstruction?
Definition
Diuresis (NaCl); Analgesia (Flunixin); Sedatives (Ace); Xylazine for restraint
Term
When is xylazine recommended in urethral obstruction?
Definition
When surgical correction is imminent
Term
Complete obstruction requires _____.
Definition
Supportive therapy w/ Sx intervention
Term
Which Sx Tx of urethral obstruction allows return to breeding function?
Definition
Tube cystotomy
Term
Urethrotomy over the calculi will generally end with ____.
Definition
Stricture formation
Term
What type of Tx is urethrostomy?
Definition
Short term fix
Term
What is a major disadvantage of bladder marsupialization?
Definition
Urine scald
Term
What should be the 1* focus of prevention of uroliths?
Definition
Diet (No grain)
Term
Is UTI more common in males or females?
Definition
Females
Term
UTI is more common in what animals?
Definition
Down cows
Term
What is the most common initial Tx for UTI?
Definition
Penicillin
Term
What is a common neonatal urinary tract disorder?
Definition
Patent urachus
Term
Polycystic kidneys are usually a _____ finding
Definition
Incidental
Term
What is the cause of bovine enzootic hematuria?
Definition
Chronic ingestion of bracken fern
Term
What is the structure of amyloid?
Definition
B-pleated sheets
Term
When is amyloid produced overabundantly?
Definition
Response to chronic infection, neoplasia, etc.
Term
What is a major Ddx for Amyloidosis?
Definition
Johnes dz
Term
What is seen in amyloidosis that is not usually seen in its other differentials?
Definition
Proteinuria
Term
What is a common etiologic agent of hemolytic uremic syndrome?
Definition
E. coli
Term
Which Lepto serovars are most often the cause of renal infections in cattle?
Definition
Hardjo, pomona, Grippotyphosa
Term
What are the 5 major signs of ocular dz?
Definition
Asymmetry
Color change
Discharge
Pain
Physical Defects
Term
What is the most common cause of ocular asymmetry?
Definition
Tissue volume changes
Term
What is a common cause of mucoid/catarrhal ocular discharge in sheep?
Definition
Chlamydia
Term
What is a common cause of congenital anophthalia?
Definition
Apholate ingestion
Term
What is the cause of cyclopia?
Definition
Skunk cabbage (Veratrum californicum)
Term
When must skunk cabbage ingestion occur to lead to cyclopia?
Definition
Day 14 of gestation
Term
Where is the lesion usually located in acquired strabismus or nystagmus?
Definition
Brainstem
Term
What is the most important component of Tx of periorbital sinusitis?
Definition
Drainage
Term
What is the most common cause of facial n. dmg leading to acquired lagophthalmos?
Definition
Trauma
Term
Which eyelid is more commonly affected with entropion?
Definition
Lower
Term
What is the most common eye disorder in sheep?
Definition
Entropion
Term
What is the most common neoplasm in cattle?
Definition
SCC
Term
What is the peak age of onset for SCC?
Definition
7-9 years
Term
What is the most common orbital neoplasia in dairy cattle?
Definition
Lymphosarcoma
Term
What is a cause of KCS, and what does it do?
Definition
Locoweed; Cytoplasmic vacuolization of neurons
Term
In what animals are NLD disorders common?
Definition
Camelids
Term
T/F: Subconjunctival hemorrhage in newborns is a common condition that resolves w/ time.
Definition
T
Term
What is an important component in the prevention of eyeworms?
Definition
Control of face flies
Term
What is the most common cause of conjunctivitis in sheep?
Definition
Chlamydiophila pecorum
Term
What are important components of Tx of corneal ulcers?
Definition
Lavage; Topical Abx
Term
What is the most common cause of pinkeye in cattle?
Definition
Moraxella bovis
Term
What is the drug of choice for pink eye Tx?
Definition
Oxytetracycline
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