musculoskeletal and nervous system

Question 1

Elbow Hygroma?

Answer 1

= false bursa
Chronic trauma is predisposing
Prone to infection
Can try padding and various restraint ideas
Surgical dissection frequently successful

Question 2

Neurological issues with Coon hound paralysis?

Answer 2

Chase raccoons, get saliva of raccoons containing disease - profound paralysis

Question 3

Neurological issues with tick paralysis?

Answer 3

Same as. Soon hound paralysis

Question 4

Neurological issues with tetanus?

Answer 4

Muscles rigid - bacteria produces toxin
Dogs are resistant
Cats get tetanus

Question 5

Neurological issues with Myasthenia Graves?

Answer 5

a disorder caused by a breakdown of the transmission of impulses from nerves to the muscles. Muscles don’t contract causing affected dogs to become weak (#1 symptom)

Question 6

What are some breeds that are at risk for Myasthenia Graves?

Answer 6

jack russell terriers, springer spaniels, smooth fox terriers, Dachshunds.

Question 7

What test can test for Myasthenia Graves?

Answer 7

Tensilon test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7YX9kuWrxA

Question 8

Intervertebrtal Disc Disease?

Answer 8

the disc degenerates, the central gel loses its fluid, and is less resilient to normal wear and tear.
Pressure or trauma can cause the calcified material to bulge or explode into the nearby spinal canal, which houses the spinal cord, a process called herniation

Question 9

Hemilaminectomy?

Answer 9

objective: decompress spinal cord and remove extruded disc materials

Question 10

Joint surgery for deficient cranial cruciate ligament injury?

Answer 10

The cranial cruciate ligament is one of the most important stabilizers inside the canine knee (stifle) joint, the middle joint in the back leg.

Question 11

Test to test for cranial cruciate ligament injury is?

Answer 11

palpation techniques that are used to assess the CrCL include the ‘cranial drawer test’ and the ‘tibial compression test.’ These tests can confirm abnormal motion within the knee consistent with rupture of the CrCL.
If broken, there will be an exaggerated movement of the tibia and fibula
Looking for positive drawer sign

Question 12

Medial patellar luxation?

Answer 12

shallow grove in femur, falling off ledge usually small dogs poodle chiwawa

Question 13

Osteochondrosis lesions?

Answer 13

pathophysiology of OCD is death of subchondral bone with lack of support to the overlying hyaline cartilage - out grows blood supply
cracks, breaks
Saucer shaped defect in the humeral head - acute pain
Occurs in large breeds - puppy - don’t overfeed

Question 14

ulnar osteotomy?

Answer 14

radious subluxating from humerus

Question 15

asynchronous

Answer 15

ulna continuing to grow

radius arrested growth

Question 16

What are some skills that a technician needs for ortho assisting?

Answer 16

closed fracture management
bandages, splints, casts, radiographs, patient nursing and client instructions
open orthropedic surgery for fractures
inventory and set up - instruments and implants
mastering the hanging leg prep