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Endocrinology - Patient Management Flashcards

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what are the clinical signs of feline hyperthyroidism?

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Polyphagia, weight loss, tachycardia, palpable enlarged thyroid gland

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what medical treatment can be done for feline hyperthyroidism?

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anti-thyroid drugs

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how can diet treat feline hyperthyroidism?

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iodine restricted diet

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what surgery can be done to treat feline hyperthyroidism?

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thyroidectomy

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what other curative method of treatment can be done for feline hyperthyroidism?

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radioactive iodine

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what does medical management do in terms of giving drugs?

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they bloxk synthesis of thyroid hormones, more T4 is produced if an adenoma continues to grow

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what are examples of drugs that can treat feline hyperthyroidism?

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methimazole or carbimazole

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when will a cat with hyperthyroidism be euthyroid after being given medical management?

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2-3 weeks

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what are the common side effects of anti-thyroid drugs?

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  • Vomiting, anorexia, lethargy
  • Usually minor and transient * 10-20% of cats
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what are the rare side effects of anti-thyroid drugs?

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  • Persistent GI signs
  • Bone marrow suppression
  • Facial pruritis
  • Hepatopathy
  • Rare (1-5% of cats) but serious- stop treatment
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what are the nursing considerations for feline hyperthyroidism?

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  • Careful handling
  • Often fractious!
  • Concurrent disease- cardiac disease, arthritis
  • Gabapentin?
  • Senior cat clinics- look out for clinical signs of hyperthyroidism as common
    in older cats
  • Often T4 measurement included in senior cat bloods
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what treatment monitoring can you do for feline hyperthyroidism?

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  • Treatment monitoring- often dose increases required over time
  • Recurrence, concurrent disease (CKD particularly)
  • Every 3-12 months
  • Clinical signs
  • Blood tests- T4, haem, biochem
  • Urine and BP
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what dietary management can be done for feline hyperthyroidism?

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  • iodine restricted
  • must be only food they eat for rest of their life
  • less effective than other options
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what are the disadvantages of feline hyperthyroid diet management?

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  • Not suitable if severely hyperthyroid
  • Not suitable if other dietary requirements- IBD, CKD
  • Not suitable for euthyroid cats in household
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what is canine hypothyroidism?

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  • Destruction of thyroid tissue
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what are the clinical signs of canine hypothyroidism?

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  • Weight gain, lethargy, bradycardia, endocrine alopecia, myxoedema
    coma
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what are the nursing considerations for canine hypothyroidism?

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  • weight management clinics
  • treatment monitoring
  • T4 bloods 6-8weeks after starting treatment
  • 6-12 months reviews
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18
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what is calcium necessary for?

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  • Muscle contraction and nerve conduction
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where is calcium found?

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  • Mostly stored in bones (with phosphate)
  • Found in three forms in blood:
  • Ionised- free, biologically active
  • Complexed- inactive
  • Protein-bound- inactive
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what are the hormones of calcium balance?

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parathyroid hormone
calcitriol (vitamin D)
calcitonin

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what is primary hyperthyroidism?

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  • One or more parathyroid glands become hyperfunctional and secrete
    excess PTH
  • Usually due to solitary benign tumour
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what are the neurological signs of primary hyperparaythyroidism?

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weakness, lethargy, exercise intoleracne and trembling

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What are the gastrointestinal signs of primary hyperparathyroidism?

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reduced appetite, nausea, vomiting and constipation

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what are the urinary signs of primary hyperparathyroidism?

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PUPD, urolithiasis, UTI

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what are the cardiovascular signs of primary hyperparathyroidism?

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hypertension and arrythmias

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how is primary hyperparathyroidism diagnosed?

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  • elevated calium often accidental
  • blood gas or extenal lab testing
  • measure PTH is elevated ionised calcium
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how do you treat primary hyperparathyroidism?

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surgery
- ultrasound guided glandular ablation by heat or ethanol injection

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what is secondary hyperparathyroidism?

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chronically low calium leads to eleveated parathyroid hormone leading to renal failure

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what are the nutritional causes of secondary hyperparathyroidism?

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  • dogs and cats fed diet with little or no calium or deficicne tin vitamin D
  • high PTH causes calium to be metabolised from bone
  • home-made diets can cause this
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what is hypoparathyroidism?

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low or absent PTH despite low calcium

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what causes hypoparathyroidism?

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surgical excision of the parathyroid, trauma, idiopathic, immue-mediated, others

32
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what are the clinical signs of hypoparathyroidism?

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seizures, muscle fasciculations/ twitching/ cramping, weakness, ataxia, anorexia, vomiting, facial rubbing

33
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how is hypoparathyroidism diagnosed?

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meaure ionised calcium, phosporous and parathyroid hormone

34
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how would you treat severely affected hypothyroidism?

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iv calcium bolus or cri

35
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how would you treat mild hypothyroidism?

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oral calcium supplements and calcitriol (vitamin D)

36
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what should you monitor when giving calcium IV?

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heart rate and ECGw

37
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what can happen if you administer calcium IV too quickly?

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can cause cardiac arrythmias and cardiac arrest

38
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what can haappen if calcium IV is given too slowly?

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bradycardia

39
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if caclium IV has got onto the skin what should you monitor for?

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irritation, necrosis

40
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what should you do if calcium has got onto the skin?

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infiltrate tissue with saline and manage the wound

41
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what is hyperadrenocortisism also known as?

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cushings

42
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what is hyperadrenocorticism?

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excessive production of cortisol from the adrenal gland

43
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what types of hyperadrenocorticism are there?

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pituitary depedent and adrenal dependent

44
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what are the clinical signs of hyperadrenocorticism?

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PUPD, lethargy, endocrine alopecia, pot-belly, thin skin, poor wound healing, panting, polyphagia, calcinosis cutis

45
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how do you treat hyperadrenocorticism?

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trilostane which blocks synthesis of cortisol
surgical

46
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what are the side effects of giving trilostane for hyperadrenocorticism?

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GI signs, iatrogenic hypoadrenocorticism and sudden death

47
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what are the nursing considerations for a patient with hyperadrenocorticism?

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  • senior clinics look for signs
  • treatment monitoring
  • morning doses
48
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what can happen if a patient overdoses on trilostane?

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iatrogenic hypoadrenocorticism, full Addisonian crisis causing weakness, lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhoea and collpase

49
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what is hypoadrenocorticism?

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addisons disease, lack of adrenal hormones glucocorticoids and mineralcocorticoids

50
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what patients are affected by hypoadrenocorticism?

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young to middle age dogs, any breed more commonly female

51
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what would you see with hypoadrenocorticism?

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vague, waxing and waning illness, not quite right, vomiting and diarrhoea and weightloss

52
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what would you see if a patient is in an addisonian crisis?

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collapse, hypotension, weakness, bradycardia, severe dehydration, hypovolaemia

53
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how would you treat addisonian crisis?

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fluid resuscitation, correct electrolytes, start ACTH stim test

54
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what long term treatment would you give to a hypoarenocorticism patient?

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glucocorticoid replacement and mineralocorticoid replacement

55
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what is pancreatitis?

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disease of the exocrine pacreas which leads to inflammation of the pancreas, usually idiopathic, dietary indiscretion, trauma, surgery

56
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what happens during pancreatitis?

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the pancreatic enxymes are activated prematurely which leads to the pancreas staring to ingest itself

57
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what are the clinical signs of mild pancreatitis?

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anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, dehydration, lethargy

58
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what are the clinical signs with severepancreatitis?

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generalised inflammation, DIC, renal failure, muliorgan failure, death

59
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what are the clinical signs of pancreatitis in cats?

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jaundice

60
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how would you treat pancreatitis?

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IVFT, monitoring for systemic signs, analgesia, anti-emetics, feeding tubes, palatable, low fat highly digestible diet

61
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what long term treatment would you provide for a patient with pancreatitis?

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low fat diet for dogs

62
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what is diabetes lmellitus?

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failure for the pancreas to produce insulin

63
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what are the clinical signs of diabetes mellitus?

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PUPD, polyphagia and weightloss, cataracts (dogs) and peripheral neuropathy (cats)

64
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what are the clinical signs of diabetic ketoacidosis?

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vomiting, collapse, dehydration

65
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how do you treat diabetes mellitus in cats?

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insulin injections
low carb high protein diet that is calorie controlled, wet food and consistent feeding schedule
- oral liquid senvelgo

66
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how do you treat diabetes mellitus in dogs?

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  • insulin injections
  • diet - high fibre high carb, consitent schedule, calorie controlled
  • exercise
67
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how do yo give an insulin injection?

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subcut either once of twice a day depending on the patient and the type of insulin

68
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how often should a patient be fed on insulin?

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if twice a day, feed every 12 hours at the same time as the insulin
if once a day feed in the morning before insulin and then again 6 hours later

69
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how do you monitor diabetes mellitus?

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  • measure blood glucose every 1-2 hours using blood glucose curve
  • if using freesytle libre this is continuous monitoring
70
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how long does it take for blood glucose levels to stabilise following an insulin dose chage?

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7 days

71
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what are the signs of hypoglycaemia?

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weakness, ataxia, depression, altered behaviour, muscle twitching and seizures

72
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how would you treat a patient who is hypoglycaemia?

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offer food, rub honey on gums if reluctant to eat, rub honey on gums if unconscious

73
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what is impotant to rememebr when measuring blood glucose?

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take samples from the same location, capillary blood has different glucose level to venous

74
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what should you do before giving insulin?

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mmix the bottle gently

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