part 2 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Take horse leg under belly
Bring foot back to normal position
what test
abnormal
Proprioception test
Abnormal: longer to return
>2-5 seconds
Grabbing tail to check for strength
Normal: resistance strong
what test
abnoramal
Can also do While walking - walking in a straight line
Tries to go back and walk at a straight line: normal
abnormal?
Sway test
loses balance
Not straight
Brain
A problem in the CNS would indicate a mental problem
pared CNs originate from the brainstem
CN exam
atrophy, pain, numb, hypersensitivity. wht test?
A problem in these parts would indicate lower spinal cord problem t/f
examination of the neck and front legs
f- upper
what test: thermometer in the rectum
tone of rectum
pain, hypersensitivity to touch
A problem in these parts would indicate ___
Torso, hin legs, anus, tail
peripheral nerve problem
Use the terrain to your advantage
Gait or walk
Blood tests can detect the ff
Metabolic disorders
Poisonings
Infections muscle disorder
Myasthenia gravis
Prob in nerve and muscle comunication
autoimmune disease (nerve and muscle communication
csf analysis
inc proteins
csf w/ blood
high wbc
brain and spinal cord
enceph, meningitis, cancer, or compressive injury
internal bleeding
infexn
check for abscess and tumors
radiography checks for
Fractures
Infections
Bone cancer
test for checking bone cancer
Myelography
MRI
Add dye to have Contrast imaging
Solid disc, herniated disck
EEG stands for?
checks for
Electroencephalogram
Hydrocephalus
Meningitis
Head injury
Brain tumors
seizure
Stimulate with electric current and check how fast the current is transmiited
what does it detect?
Electromyelogram
Detects injury and myasthenia gravis
deafness
brainstem disorders
not necessarily caused by nerve damage
Brain stem auditory evoked response
therapy
seixures
inflam
cerbral edema
anticonvulsants
corticosteroids
mannitol IV to reduce swelling esp after brain surgeries
All congenital disorders are hereditary t/f
f- NOT
envtl factors in congenital disorders
toxins
viral infections
poisonings
ingestion of toxic plants
Most common cause: UNKNOWN
Preipheral nerve and muscle disorders are common in horeses t/f
t
Cerebral disorder
Cause is unknown
Narcolepsy
breeds predisposed to narcolepsy
lippizaners, miniature horses, shetland ponies and suffolks
narcolepsy is a RAM sleep disroder
f - rem
CS of narcolepsy
- healthy, no other problems
sleepiness
paralysis attacks
rapid eye movements
collapse
but is conscious
you observe this in narcolepsy
all cases have this t/f
cataplexy of muscle weakness
f - not all
adminster this in narcolepsy
check for
you can see results from here
atropine physostigmine
wounds on fetlock and knees
video monitoring and record keeping
check for the leves of this
hypocretin levels (CSF analysis)
responsible for wakefulness and sleep activity
