21 Flashcards
What histo findings will you see on a liver biopsy of a horse with serum hepatitis (Theiler’s Disease)?
Severe widespread hepatic necrosis
What is an effect of high-dose, long-term glucocorticoid use in dogs?
Increased susceptibility to infections
What is the prognosis for acute cholangiohepatitis?
50% chance of survival
50% chance of dying within 3mo
A liver condition usually seen in younger male cats that is characterized by depression, dehydration, and fever
Acute cholangiohepatitis
What two organisms can cause gangrenous mastitis?
Staph aureus and Mannheimia hemolytica
Which body licenses vets to prescribe a drug to a patient in the USA?
State veterinary board
What is the prognosis for future breeding of a mare that has aborted d/t EHV-1 infection?
Future breeding are still possible and mare can still produce healthy foals in the future
What dietary components are most likely to trigger clinical signs of food allergy in a sensitized dog?
Protein, glycoprotein
How do you treat EPM?
Ponazuril
What are the key findings of EPM?
Asymmetry, ataxia, and atrophy
How do you treat a perianal fistula?
Cyclosporine
Reduced anal tone and mucosal thickening in a dog that also has multiple ulcerations around its perineum indicate what?
Perianal fistula
Progesterone levels are highest in cattle during what period?
Diestrus
Is laminitis a side effect of xylazine?
No
Higher doses of this drug can cause a horse to be incoordinated and/or have decreased gut motility
Xylazine
What chemistry value is most likely elevated in a cat with hyperthyroidism?
Serum ALT and T4
Why is influenza virus so prone to antigenic shift?
Segmented genome
How do you treat infectious keratoconjunctivitis in sheep?
Topical or systemic abx (oxytet)
What are the most common organisms that cause IKC in sheep?
Mycoplasma and Chlamydia
What lab test do you need to confirm suspicious of porcine circovirus associated disease in 4 month old pigs?
Lymphoid tissue for histology
Diagnosis of porcine circovirus associated disease includes what three components?
Doubling of mortality, lymphoid depletion, PCV2 antigen in lesion via IHC
Which aminoglycoside is most nephrotoxic to horses?
Neomycin
What is the prognosis of a 6mo Newfoundland with mild/moderate subaortic stenosis?
Fair
What is a young dog with mild/moderate subaortic stenosis prone to in the future?
Sudden death, infective endocarditis
What bacterium is the most likely cause of fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia in a cow?
Mannheimia hemolytica
Ingestion of perilla mint is primarily toxic to which system?
Respiratory
How do you prevent coccidiosis in young ruminants?
Lasalocid for 2 months when they’re moved into group pens
What is a major potential adverse side effect of the chemotherapeutic drug adriamycin in dogs?
Cardiotoxicity
9-10wk old pigs with severe respiratory problems that are unresponsive to abx likely have what condition?
A. suum (roundworm)
How does A. suum, a roundworm, cause respiratory disease in pigs?
Larval travel through the lungs
This disease in chickens is caused by viruses that are rapidly inactivated at ambient temperatures or by most disinfectants
Lymphoid leukosis
In which leg is a rabies vaccine given?
R hind (distal)
In which leg is a FeLV vaccine given?
L hind (distal)
In which leg are annual vaccines (other than rabies and FeLV) given to a cat?
R front (distal)
What test is most helpful in ruling out FIP?
Rivalta’s test
