Catch-all Flashcards
5 Freedoms of animal welfare
Freedom from hunger/thirst Freedom from discomfort Freedom from pain/injury/disease Freedom to express normal behavior Freedom from fear/distress
Fraser’s 3 circles of animal welfare
Basic health/functioning
Natural living
Affective states
5 Domains of animal welfare (newest framework)
Nutrition Environment Health Behavior Mental experiences
Frameworks often used to assess animal welfare
5 freedoms, Fraser’s 3 circles, 5 domains, quality of life scales
How do you tell a thrombus vs. a post mortem clot
thrombus is attached to endothelium, looks like cranberry sauce
PM clot isn’t attached
How do you tell an arterial thrombus vs. venous thrombus
aterial - paler, dry (usually only fibrin, platelets can stick in a high P area), firmer, friable
venous - dark red, soft/gelatinous, shiny
normal ratio of left ventricular wall to right ventricular wall
3 or 4:1
-oma/sarcoma refers to tumors of what origin?
mesenchymal (these tumors also produce their own stroma - tumor microenvironment)
-oma/carcinoma refers to tumors of what origin?
epithelial
anisocytosis
variation in cell size
pleomorphism
variation in cell shape
anisokaryosis
variation in nuclear size
what does tumor grade/stage mean?
grade - where on the spectrum of benign to malignant
stage - extent of tumor spread (e.g. lymph node involvment, metastasis)
What is the protein that neoplastic cells stop responding to, which allows them to continue to grow and differentiate?
P53 - triggers apoptosis
Most common cause of hypercalcemia of malignancy
carcinoma/sarcoma (90% adenocarcinoma) causing ectopic excess release of PTH or PTHrP
Distribution of bronchopneumonia
cranial (b/c URT, aerogenous pathogen exposure)
ventral (b/c gravity)
aka lobar
Distribution of interstitial (or also verminous) pneumonia
dorso-caudal
Can be diffuse, non-collapsing lung (b/c hematogenous pathogen exposure)
hypervitaminosis A in reptiles and birds
squamous metaplasia of URT
hyperkeratinization of eyes
Distribution of granulomatous or embolic pneumonia
random multifocal
If ganulomatous - top ddx is neoplasia
which is more severe? suppurative or fibrinous?
Fibrinous
2 bacteria that commonly cause lobar bronchopneumonia
Pasteurella Mannheimia haemolitica (shipping fever)
bovine pulmonary edema and emphysema
aka atypical interstitial penumonia
aka fog fever
- non-infectious cause of interstitial pneumonia
- Lush pasture high in L-tryptophan –> metabolized into a toxin that kills pneumocytes/emndothelium
- acute edema, interstitial emphysema, dyspnea, mouth breathing and extended neck, but NO FEVER
1 etiologic agent can produce respiratory disease with variable patterns
Rhodococcus equi can be inhaled or hematogenous entry –> different disease patterns
Atelectasis
collapse or incomplete expansion of alveoli
tumors that commonly metastasize to lungs in dogs
mammary tumor
melanoma
lymphoma
tumors that commonly metastasize to lungs in cats
mammary tumor
thyroid carcinoma
vaccine site fibrosarcoma
restrictive respiratory dz is a decrease in _____ and causes what kind of breathing?
decreased compliance
rapid, shallow breaths
obstructive respiratory dz is a decrease in _____ and causes what kind of breathing?
decreased ventilation
slower deep respirations
atrophic rhinitis in pigs caused by who?
P. multocida (toxin causes turbinate remodeling) + B. bronchiseptica
Rednose aka Bovine infectious rhinotracheitis is caused by who?
BHV-1
“Roaring” in horses
laryngeal hemiplegia
atrophy of dorsal and lateral cricoarytenoid mm. on LEFT side (L recurrent laryngeal n. )
can occur in dogs too
What important things are in the guttural pouch?
Cr. nn. 7, 9-12
Internal carotid a.
cranial sympathetic trunk
Most common guttural pouch problem
Guttural pouch mycosis
usually lateral
inhalation of mold (Aspergillus spp) from feed = necrotizing fungal infection
See epistaxis, neuro probs
What to the P wave, QRS complex, and T wave relate to in a heartbeat
P - atrial depolarization
QRS - ventricular depolarization
T - ventricular repolarization
What does the RAA system regulate
blood volume to maintain perfusion
CO = ____ x _____
SV x HR
What activates the RAA system? What is the result?
peripheral vasoconstriction –> increased ADH and aldosterone from kidney/liver –> Na and water retention
Does high afterload –> concentric or eccentric hypertrophy?
concentric (d/t increased pressure)
Does high preload –> concentric or eccentric hypertrophy?
eccentric (d/t increased volume)
pulmonary edema a sign of what kind of failure of the heart?
left-sided, backward failure
ascites, brisket edema, etc can be signs of what kind of failure of the heart?
right-sided, backward failure
cor pulmonale
primary pulmonary dz causes secondary right heart failure
e.g. COPD, dirofilariasis, pulmonary thromboembolism
how do clin signs vary between L and R sided CHF?
L - dyspnea, froth, etc
R - venous engorgement, peripheral edema
Two hormones required for male parts to form
DHT, AMH
What cell types makes testosterone?
AMH? E2? Progesterone?
T - Leydig cells, theca cells
AMH - Sertoli
E2 - Granulosa cells
P - luteal cells
What hormone activates leydig cells? sertoli?
L - LH
S - FSH
How long does spermatogenesis take?
60 days
then 10 to move through epidiymus
At what anatomic location are sperm fertile, but not mobile?
tail (cauda) of epidiymus
Tan, soft testicular tumor (most common testicular tumor in dog)
interstitial/leydig cell tumor
white, firm testicular tumor
sustentacular (sertoli) cell tumor
Increases estrogen –> behavioral changes
Ferguson reflex is a neuroendocrine response d/t what? What is the result?
cervical stim (fetus in birth canal) or nursing/suckling causing milk let-down
causes oxytocin release –> uterine conxn, cervix relaxation, myoepithelial call conxn for milk, oviduct conxn (gamete movement)
What negatively feedbacks on FSH
E2, inhibin
What negatively feedbacks on LH
progesterone (produced by luteal cells in CL)
Role of PGF2alpha
produced by endometrium
causes lysis of CL when not pregnant (except not for dogs/cats)
bloody vaginal mucus in a cow - breedable?
Nope. too late. In metestrus
Standing to be bred = estrus
who are induced ovulators
SAC, cats, rabbits, ferrets
What hormone will be elevated in a spayed bitch
LH
or look for low AMH
What is wierd about dogs and optimal breeding time
optimal breeding is post-ovulation for dogs
standing heat occurs when progesterone increasing, E2 decreasing (vs. other spp heat is at estrogen peak)
what must an EQ embryo produce to pass from UTJ to uterus?
prostaglandin E2
What do bovine and ovine embryos secrete for MRP? How does it cause MRP?
interferon tau (IFN-t) inhibits oxytocin receptors in endometrium no oxytocin = no PGF2alpha synthesis or luteolysis
What do pig embryos secrete for MRP? How does it cause MRP?
estradiol (E2)
re-routes PGF secretion into uterine lumen
At least 4 embryos required for MRP, at least 1 in each horn