Final (New content) Flashcards
Which of the following statements correctly describes “Lumpy Jaw”?
a) Actinobacillus
b) Actinomycosis
c) Enlargement of the bone
d) A and C
e) B and C
e) B and C
What disease in the mouth can be caused by an abrasion/lesion of the oral mucosa?
Actinomycosis - Lumpy Jaw
A cow presents with a swollen, painful tongue, what is the disease process likely involved?
a) Actinobacillosis
b) Actinomycosis
c) Wooden Tongue
d) A and C
e) B and C
d) A and C
What is the prognosis for Wooden Tongue (Actinobacillosis) and what does it rely on?
Good prognosis, but only if the tongue is involved, if it has moved to the submandibular LN’s the prognosis turns poor.
Which of the following accurately describes the treatment for Actinobacillosis?
a) IV sodium iodine
b) Antibiotics
c) Surgical debulking
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
You show up to a farm call to find a steer extending his neck, hypersalivating and tongue protruding. What would be the first differential?
Esophageal obstruction/Choke
True or False
Choke occurs frequently in cows and is non-life threatening
False
It is not a frequent occurrence but is life-threatening and intervention must occur immediately
Which of the following are possible causes for choke?
a) Hardware disease
b) Incomplete mastication
c) Respiratory distress
d) All of the above
b) Incomplete mastication
Which of the following are clinical signs of hardware disease?
a) Drop in milk production
b) Fever
c) Distension of left paralumbar fossa
d) All of the above
d) all of the above
Hardware disease is
a) Traumatic Reticulo-peritonitis
b) Traumatic pericarditis
c) LDA
d) Choke
a) Traumatic Reticulo-peritonitis
What surgical procedure may need to be performed if TRP is the diagnosis?
a) Reticulotomy
b) Rumenotomy
c) Gastric lavage
d) Enterotomy
b) Rumenotomy
You are called to a farm to assess a cow that is exhibiting signs of TRP. Upon PE you hear muffled heart sounds and tachycardia, you also observe brisket edema and distended jugular veins.
What does this indicate for this cow? What caused this?
Poor prognosis - euthanasia due to traumatic pericarditis, the foreign body moved too far cranially and caused constriction on the heart
You diagnose LDA in a cow that is showing signs of abdominal distension, and ping auscultated on the left side. You must perform surgery. What is the surgical approach?
a) Left flank approach
b) Right flank approach
c) Pass a gastric tube to relieve the pressure
d) Corkscrew plastic trocar
b) Right flank approach
What procedure can be performed to avoid recurrence of abomasum displacement?
a) Omentoplasty
b) Omentotomy
c) Omentopexy
d) Rumenectomy
c) Omentopexy
Which of the following are possible causes for Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome?
a) Clostridium perfringens type A
b) Aspergillis fumigatus
c) Clostridium perfringens C and D
d) a and b
e) All of the above
d) a and b
True or False
Beef cattle are more likely to suffer from Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome
False - Dairy cattle are more susceptible
Extracellular fluid makes up ___% of body weight and includes ______, ______ _____ and ______ ______
Intracellular fluid makes up 40%
Extracellular fluids makes up 20% of body weight and includes plasma, interstitial fluid and transcellular water
Calcitriol is the active form of Vitamin D which is stimulated by ____ in response to _____
PTH; Hypocalcemia
Hormone activator, renal regulation of BP and essential part of the RAA system
Renin
Hormone produced by the kidneys that stimulates RBC formation
Erythropoeitin
What is released when the kidneys sense a decrease in BP?
Renin
What converts angiotensinogen into angiotensin 1?
Renin
Where does angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) convert angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2?
In the lungs
What causes vasoconstriction resulting in increased BP?
a) angiotensin 1
b) angiotensin 2
c) Aldosterone
d) renin
b) Angiotensin 2