additional Flashcards
Surrounds brain and spinal cord
CSF
Inc ___ may indicate → encephalitis, meningitis, cancer, or compressive injury
proteins
Lines corresponding to electrical activity
To check for activities for deeper parts of the brain
EEG or electroencephalogram
primarily for the electrical activity of the muscles and tendons
electromyogram
Electrical current is tested in the auditory receptors in the ears
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER)
Inherited autosomal recessive attributed with fasciculation
HYPP
MANAGEMENT fro mild HYPP
grain or corn syrup to stimulate insulin pdtn
severe case management for HYPP
Calcium gluconate or dextrose
Alone or with sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
drugs for recurrent HYPP eps
acetazolamide
hydrochlorothiazide
involuntary exaggerated hyperflexion of hindlimbs, snapping towards abdomen
bunny hopping
stringhalt - strings on hindlimbs that halt the ___
extension
acquired stringhalt is due to ingestion of
Flatweed (Hypochaeris radicata) or False Dandelion
No 1 host for c botulinum
water fowls such as geese, ducks
MOT of EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy
nasal secretion
aborted placenta
reservoir host of eq aroboviral encephalomyeltiis
birds
horse is just an incidental host in eq arboviral encephalomyelitis
t
Fever initially
Vision impairment
Aimless wandering
Head pressing
Circling
Inability to swallow
Irregular gait
Weakness and paralysis
Convulsions
death
eq arboviral encephalomyelitis
what antiobody is detected in q arboviral encephalomyelitis
IgM
madigan foal squeeze allows foal to sleep in __ mins
2
Small mass of cornified tissue located on the tuft of hair on the flexor surface of fetlock
Vestigial appendage
ergot
fetlock is found between the __ and __ digit
2 and 4
site of blackflies
head, ears, abdomen
site of oxyuris equi
tail head
sucking lice location
mane, pastern, tail
location of damalinia equi
animal trunk
mange are common in horses
f.
Less severe but most common form of mange in horses
chorioptes
Prefer lateral side of bodies
mosquitoes
Prefer flowing water
blackflies
Prefer ventral part of abdomen
Horn flies (Haematobia irritans irritans)
woods lamp is impractical in horses
t
known as bacterial granulomata
botryomycosis
2 clinical syndromes of coryne
abscess
ulcerative lymphangitis
Histopath: whirls or circular formation of fibroblast
sarcoids
Skin biopsy and surgery not recommended in__ and __ sarcoids.
occult, verrucous
