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Equine Nursing Flashcards

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Where should you give IV injections?

A

Jugular is most common. Thoracic, cephalic, and saphenous veins can be used for small volumes

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Where should you give IM injections?

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  1. Base of the neck (10-12 ml)
  2. Semitendinosus
  3. Gluteal (Not recommended)
  4. Pectoral (Small volumes)
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What are the core vaccines of horses?

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  1. Tetanus toxoid
  2. Tetanus antitoxin
  3. Rabies
  4. Equine Herpesvirus
  5. Equine Encephalomyelitis
  6. West Nile Virus
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What are the risk based vaccines of horses?

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  1. Influenza
  2. Streptococcus (strangles)
  3. Potomac Horse Fever
  4. Botulism Toxoid
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What is equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)?

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Caused by Sacrocystitis Neurona and transferred by possum feces

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What are the 3 types of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis?

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Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan

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What is West Nile meningomyeloencephalitis?

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Flavivirus passed by mosquito

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What is viral rhinopneumonitis?

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Equine herpesvirus transferred by respiratory

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What is Botulism?

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Clostridium botulinum spread by spores in soil

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What is shaker foal syndrome?

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Caused by botulism

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What is hyperkalemic periodic paralysis?

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Quarter horse genetic mutation

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What is wobbles?

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cervical stenotic myelopathy syndrome

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What is equine degenerative myelopathy?

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Vitamin E deficiency or hereditary

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What is equine influenza a?

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Orthomyxovirus -respiratory disease

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What is strangles?

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streptococcus

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What is rhodococcus equi?

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Respiratory disease caused by coccobacillus

17
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What is potomac horse fever?

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GI disease caused by neorickettsia risticii

18
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What is anterior enteritis?

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Duodenitis-proximal jejunitis caused by clostridium

19
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What is equine proliferative enteeropathy?

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GI disease Caused by lawsonia

20
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What is equine infectious anemia?

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Lentivirus that causes swamp fever transmitted by horse and deer flies

21
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What is thrush?

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Fungal infection that can occur in any foot caused by spherophorus neaophorus which affects the tissue of the frog

22
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What is founder?

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Laminitis

23
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What is laminitis?

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Inflammation of the most sensitive laminae of the feet. Most commonly occurs in the front feet.

24
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What is navicular syndrome?

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Degeneration of navicular bone that causes shortened stride and intermittent lameness

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