Block 4 Flashcards
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What is the primary agent of large animal pyelonephritis??
Corynebacterium renale
Which kidney is more likely to get pyelonephritis?
Left
Is pyelonephritis a primary tubulointerstitial disease?
YES
What is found in urinalysis of large animal pyelonephritis?
Isosthenuria
Blood, protein, and leukocytes
What is the definitive diagnostic for pyelonephritis?
Urinalysis
What is most common stone in dogs?
Struvite
What is most common stone in cats?
Calcium oxylate
What stone is associated with UTI in dogs?
Struvite
What stone is associated with high Mg and high K in cats?
Struvite
What is the most common stone in cat’s bladder?
Struvite
What stone is predisposed to intact dogs?
Cystine
What are the 2 categories of mictoration disorders?
Disorders of voiding
Disorders of storage
What are the top 4 disorders of urine storage?
Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence
Ectopic bladders
Overactive bladder
Idiopathic incontinence
What is the primary breed of urinary incontinence?
Boxer
What should you advise the client about spaying their dog in terms of urinary incontinence?
Should wait longer in larger dogs and wait until after first heat but before the 2nd heat!
What hormone leads to low urethral muscle tone?
Estrogen
What is a common breed for ectopic ureters?
Golden retriever
What are the 4 disorders of voiding?
Reflex Dyssyngeria
Bladder atony
Automatic bladder (UMN)
Autonomous bladder (LMN)
What is functional outflow obstruction? (FOO)
Poor relaxation of the detrusor muscle disallowing urine outflow (likely a neurological cause)
What is the true diagnosis of FOO?
Large amounts of residue urine (more common in male dogs)
When the dog stops urinating is the bladder still large?
What increases earlier that creatinine?
SDMA
How is uremia different from azotemia?
Azotemia is an increase in BUN or creatinine but uremia is just a general decrease in kidney function
What is first sign of CKD in cats?
Decrease in USG
What is first sign of CKD in dogs?
Proteinurea