Canine Conditions

Question 1

Dx for diabetes mellitus?

Answer 1

fructosamine can estimate BG for the past 2 weeks

Question 2

How to treat ketoacidosis?

Answer 2

supportive care, treat potassium and phosphorus derangement, use short acting insulin

Question 3

Clinical Signs of hyperadrenocorticism (the p’s)

Answer 3

Polyuria
polydpsia
polyphagia
panting
Potbelly
aloPecia
think skin
calcinosis cutis

Question 4

AKA for hyperadrenocorticism

Answer 4

hypercorticism, cushing’s disease

Question 5

types of cushings

Answer 5

PDH, ADH, iatrogenic

Question 6

PDH

Answer 6

pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism
Pituitary makes ACTH which stimulates the adrenal gland to make cortisol
So here, the pituitary has tumor that releases too much ACTH that constantly stimulates BOTH adrenals

Question 7

In PDH what organ is large

Answer 7

Both adrenals will be normal but enlarged because of stimulation of ACTH released by pituitary

Question 8

ADH

Answer 8

Adrenal Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism

This is when the adrenal gland keeps releases cortisol which has negative feedback to pituitary

Question 9

in ADH, ACTH is?

Answer 9

low
because the cortisol released from the adrenal gland is negatively feedbacking to the pituitary to be LOW

Question 10

ADH is caused by?

Answer 10

50% is adenoma, 50% carcinoma
also the other unaffected adrenal is atrophied/small because of the LOW ACTH (needs acth stim to work, but since its friend keeps releasing cortisol, it is retiring early)