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What is a Rule Out List?
List of Differentials
What is the 1º Rule Out?
What you think it is the most
How much kidney must be lost to show clinical signs?
66%
How much kidney must be lost to be azotemia?
75%
Azotemic and can concentrate urine, do they have kidney failure?
No, they are concentrating urine. Azotemia can be: Pre, Renal, Post
Are Clinical Signs diseases?
NO!
Most CX are what?
Protective mechanisms
When does loss of function give you the dz?
Beyond reserve capacity of the system
Does inflammation require loss of function?
NO
What is a problem list?
Every single problem an animal has
What are Rule Out lists designed for?
Every single problem has its own Rule Out List
DAMNITV: What does D stand for?
Degenerative Developmental
DAMNITV: What does A stand for?
Anomalous Allergic
DAMNITV: What does M stand for?
Metabolic
DAMNITV: What does N stand for?
Neoplastic Nutritional
DAMNITV: What does I stand for?
Infectious InflammatoryImmune MediatedIdiopathicIschemicIatrogenic
DAMNITV: What does T stand for?
Trauma Toxic
DAMNITV: What does V stand for?
Vascular
What does PARSIMONY mean?
Everything comes down to one thing
When should you collect baseline samples?
When pet is healthy
What is more important (regarding severity) for kidney function, azotemia or ability to concentrate?
Ability to concentrate, take a USG (UA)
TQ! What tests will you always want?
CBC, Chem, UA (at least USG)
What is polachyuria?
Small spots all over the place
CKD?
Chronic Kidney Disease
CDI?
Central Diabetes Insipidus
PSS?
Portal Systemic Shunt
1º NDI?
Nephrogenic Diabetes Inspipidus - exceedingly rare don’t have receptors for ADH, puppies
2º NDI?
Nephrogenic DI - inability of receptors to respond to ADH - most cases
When does epilepsy happen?
6 mo - 5 yrs
What do buff colored cocker spaniels get?How many more times likely?
IMHA: This is your top differential. 8X more likely
When do we treat clinical signs?
When we know what is causing the clinical signs! Diagnosis!
What does S.O.A.P. stand for?
Subjective ObjectiveAssessmentPlan
Is CBC qualitative or quantitative?
BOTH
What is ALWAYS done with a CBC?
Blood Smear!!!
TQ! 2 Primary Rule Outs for Regenerative anemia?
Hemolysis Hemorrhage
Why should you make sure tube is filled appropriately?
Anticoagulation Artifacts will change ratios of numbers
Immature cells are bigger or smaller?
Bigger
Decreased PCV is?
Anemia
Increased PCV is?
Polycythemia
What is PCV?
% of Whole blood that is RBC
Primary Rule Outs for Non-regenerative anemia?
InflammatoryRenal Dz - Could be anywhereBone Marrow Dz
What comes with inflammation?
Cytokines
What do Cytokines do?
Turn on and turn off all kinds of cells including inflammatory cells and some of which live in the bone marrow
What is an increased PCV?
Polycythemia
Types of Polycythemia?
RelativeAbsolute
What is Relative Polycythemia?
Dehydration
Total Solids is best measured how?
Refractometer
Acute phase proteins? What are they turned on by?
Fibrinogen (LA!)HaptoglobinLiver
Total Solid Elevations occur due to?
DehydrationChronic InfectionsLeukemia
Total Solids Decreases are due to?
Poor nutrition Liver DiseaseMalabsorptionDiahhreaPLN/PLEBurns
If something is low, what are the most possible reasons?
Using LosingNot makingSequestering it