3. Flashcards
What is the gold standard diagnostic test for diagnosis of portosystemic shunt?
CT aniography.
When comparing PSS with small and large breeds dogs, which is a common finding with large breed
dogs?
Intrahepatic.
A Yorkie has CNS signs and is potentially blind with head pressing.
It is fed a high protein diet.
Gave some CBC and biochem parameters.
What is the diagnosis and treatment of choice?
Portosystemic shunt + shunt attenuation.
You are doing liver surgery and an emergency happens.
You know you can do the Pringle maneuver to stop
the haemorrhage until you can completely stop the bleeding.
What is being occluded with this technique?
Portal vein, hepatic artery, common bile duct.
What is false about portal hypertension post PSS surgery?
NSAIDs will always cure.
What is a cholecystectomy?
Removal of the gall bladder.
What would cause chemical peritonitis?
Gall bladder rupture.
A dog has neuro signs after eating a high protein diet.
What do you suspect?
A portosystemic shunt.
What on CBC/chem confirms a portosystemic shunt?
BUN.
How do you treat an extrahepatic shunt?
Ameroid Constrictor.
A 4yo DSH presents with profuse bleeding from the mouth.
The owner believes she is vomiting blood.
On physical exam, TPR is ok but the mucous membranes are pale.
Fleas were noted on her ventrum.
On oral exam, you see a large ulcer on the soft palate.
What is this lesion?
Feline Eosinophilic Granuloma complex.
SIRS vs sepsis, how do you differentiate?
Identify the source of infection.
Besides what’s listed, what else do you do for parvovirus treatment?
Sucralfate and famotidine.
What is indicative of endoscopic biopsy?
Dogs with hypoalbuminemia, ascites and suspected lympangestica.
What is indicative for emergency exploratory celiotomy?
Air showing peritoneal lining indicative of air in abdomen.
What do you monitor for Pancreatitis pet to avoid surgical emergency?
Biliary obstruction (EHBO).
What is a long term treatment for chronic pancreatitis in a cat? (not during acute/flare-up)
Pancreatic enzyme supplements, no diet.
A cat just had a foreign body removed surgically 3 days ago.
It now has a fever, ascites and abdominal fluid.
The fluid had high neutrophils.
What do you do next?
Exploratory celiotomy for one.
A cat comes in with sepsis.
It is hypoglycemic and has a high temperature etc.
What do you do next?
Broad spectrum antibiotics and IV dextrose to stabilise it before surgery.
A cat has no infectious cause and is unresponsive to a food trial.
You did extensive infectious
trials and all came back negative.
It had chronic small bowel diarrhoea.
The owners don’t want to refer as they don’t have money.
Whats next step?
High fibre diet trial