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Common diseases pt 2 Flashcards

1
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Asparagus is a common causative agent for guttural pouch mycosis

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false

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2
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heaves presents a respiratory problem for horses

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true

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3
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Horses with strangles will have enlarged prescapular lymph nodes that will eventually abscess

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false

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4
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What is most commonly affected by guttural pouch mycosis?

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internal carotid artery

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5
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what is caused by a herpes virus

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Rhinopneumonitis

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6
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most common viral respiratory disease seen in horses is

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Equine viral rhinopneumonitis

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7
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what country has an equine influenza free status

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iceland

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8
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What is the causative agent for equine strangles?

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streptococcus equi

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9
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what is another name for COPD?

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heaves-recurrent airway obstruction

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10
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the prepatent period for strangles is how many days?

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14 days

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11
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lice are a more common problem during the summer months

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false

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12
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rabies vaccination for horses is required in all states

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false

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13
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the number one cause for insect hypersensitivity

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biting gnats

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the name for the sucking louse and biting louse

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sucking louse: Haematopinus asisi
biting louse: Damalinia equi

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15
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rain rot is characterized by what?

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crusting lesions

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16
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where is Scratches commonly seen in?

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feathers of draft horses

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17
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what does HYPP stand for and where is it found in?

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Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis and found in Quarter Horses

18
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what are the reservoirs for Sleeping sickness?

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birds, reptiles, and rodents

19
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what colored horses do Sarcomas affect?

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grey colored horses

20
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HYPP is a mutation that causes what to malfunction thus allowing the excessive release of potassium?

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sodium channels

21
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what is the most common eye condition in horses?

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Corneal ulcers

22
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What causes corneal ulcers?

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trauma, corneal scratching, bacterial infections, or fungal infections

23
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what is the causative agent of tetanus (clostridium tetani)?

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a potent neurotoxin

24
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what is proud flesh?

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granulation tissue that begins growing outside the margins of a wound.

25
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what is Cystitis?

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inflammation of the urinary bladder

26
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a pastern dermatitis that can occur when horses are kept wet or unhygienic conditions

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scratches

27
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common name for equine reccurent uveitis

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moon blindness

28
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the leading cause of blindness in horses world-wide

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Equine recurrent uveitis

29
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what can be applied to horses with corneal ulcers?

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topical atropine

30
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stones that begin to form when the pH in the urinary tract begins to change

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Urolithiasis

31
Q

Equine cushing syndrome is better defines as what?

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equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction

32
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what are 4 ways to manage insect control for horses?

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feed-through fly control, fans, fly spray, manure removal

33
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what is the typical stance/clinical sign of tetanus

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saw horse stance and spasms

34
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how do we treat urinary stones

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manual evacuation or surgery

35
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what does EPM stand for?

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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis

36
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what are 3 main drugs used to treat EMP?

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Marquis: ponazurii, antiprotozoal
Naviator: nitazoxanide, antiparasitic
Doraprim: sulfadiazine andpyrimethamine, inhibit growth

37
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what medicataion can be given to horses suffering from an active HYPP attack?

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calcium gluconate

38
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how can HYPP be managed?

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dietary intake, excercise, roam freely, and allow any water intake

39
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what are 3 viruses that encompass sleeping sickness

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EEE, WEE, VEE

40
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what are classic signs of PPID?

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long shaggy hair coat, wt loss, lethargy, PU/PD, sweating, laminitis, infections

41
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what are 3 classifications of HYPP

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N/N, H/N, H/H

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