Things To Know Flashcards
what are the metabolic derangements associated with re-feeding syndrome?
Hypophosphatemia and hypokalemia
what drugs are nephrotoxic that we have to worry about?
Amphotericin B, Gentamycin, Amicakin, NSAIDs, Ethylene glycol
PU/PD with what diseases?
Pyometra, DM, hyperadrenocorticism, liver failure
What is a sequela of Cyclophosphamide toxicity?
sterile hemorrhagic cystitis
what is the TOC for immune mediated non erosive polyarthritis???
TMS
What are some CS of feline calicivirus?
Mild conjunctivitis, nasal philtrum erosions, lingual vesicles and ulcerations, gingivitis NO coughing
what is the reservoir host for Cytauxzoon felis?
Bobcat
CS of large bowel diarrhea
tenesmus, mucous, hematochezia, urgency
What is likely the diagnosis:
Dog with pale mm and unilateral epistaxis with high platelets and normal PT and PTT???
Nasal adenocarcinoma likely
Diastolic murmur is likely caused by what?
Aortic valvular insufficiency
What is the most common cause of acromegaly in cats?
Pituitary adenoma
Patients with PTH calcium levels…
Will be upper end of the reference range for calcium and have high PTH
So high Ca2+ and high PTH= hyperparathyroidism
Organophosphate toxicity CS are….
Tremors, hypersalivation, vomiting, diarrhea, miosis
Suspected acute myopathy will have high ____
high CK
Addisons disease- some CS with different stages of the disease:
hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, azotemia
Waxing & waning problems (lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea)
Normal to elevated eosinophils or lymphocytes in a stressed patient, increased monocytes, reverse stress leukogram, normal or slow heart rate in the face of circulatory shock
History of nonspecific illness that responded to corticosteroid or fluid therapy, sometimes presents as AKI or in crisis
TX of Babesia gibsoni
Azithromycin and Atovaquone
What is the tx of Mycoplasma haemofelis
Doxycycline
Tx of IMHA
immunosuppressive medications, anti-thrombotic medications, and supportive therapy (like blood transfusions)
Immune mediated thrombocytopenia tx
immunosuppressive medications, Vincristine (more rapid increase in platelet counts and needs shorter duration of hospitalization compared to the use of steroids (pred) alone)
What is the most common cause of hypercalcemia of malignancy in dogs?
Elevated PTH related peptide that is present when they are fetuses and then suddenly kicks back on with neoplasia
What is the initial therapy for a cat with ISS?
Radical sx excision
What is the underlying pathology involved with dogs with immune-mediated polyarthritis?
Type 3 hypersensitivity
What is the most common cause of canine erythema multiforme?
Drug eruption
What is the stage of larva of heartworms that inoculate dogs by a mosquito?
L3 larval stage
What drug is used to tx cats with HCM and what is the class of the drug?
Diltiazem and it is a calcium channel blocker
Explain Euthyroid Sick Syndrome:
Total T4 low during non-thyroidal illness, Free T4 sometimes low during non-thyroidal illness, T4 may be inactivated to rT3 so thyroid testing should only be done in p with CS consistent with or suggestive of hypothyroidism
What are the CS in p with hypocalcemia?
Seizures, tremors, facial rubbing, paw chewing/skin tingling/acting itchy
GI toxicity in dogs at high end of the dosing interval with what drug?
Mycophenolate which is used to prevent organ rejection in humans during organ transplants and is used in animals to tx immune mediated diseases like immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia, glomerulonephritis, skin disease, or MG for examples
What are some examples for things causing extreme leukocytosis???
Pyometra, IMHA, Hepatozoonosis, granulocytic leukemia
Emphysematous cystitis most commonly is associated with what disease?
DM
What is the tx for dogs with Nasal Aspergillosis in dogs?
Clotrimazole
What is the drug to prevent formation of urate stones in dogs???
Allopurinol