final Flashcards
_______ is an antiretroviral chemotherapeutic drug which inhibits ________ and blocks the enzyme _______ and is widely used for treatment in cats with retroviral diseases.
zidovudine
transcription
reverse transferase
Treatment of retroviral-infected cats is based on 4 main elements:
a. Nucleoside analogue RT inhibitors
b. Non-nucleoside analogue RT inhibitors
c. Nucleoside analogue DNA/RNA replication inhibitors
d. Nucleotide synthesis inhibitors peptides
Name antimicrobial drugs used for treatment of clostridiosis?
Metronidazole, Vancomycin and Fidaxomicin
If a snap test has a specificity of 99%, out of 100 infected cats how many will be false positive?
1/100 cats is false positive
Would you recommend for cats with FIV/ FeLV to be neutered?
yes
A vaccine-associated sarcoma is most often in what animal species?
cats
Name at least 5 clinical signs in parvovirus infection
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea (often bloody)
- Leukopenia
- Decreased appetite
- Dehydrated animals
- Lethargic
Name at least 5 diseases that can be easily diagnosed with a snap test
- Canine parvovirus
- Canine leptospirosis
- Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
- FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
- Canine distemper
- Giardia
If a test specificity and sensitivity is 100% , in what situation could the snap test for parvovirus give you a positive result even though it’s not a parvovirus infection?
when you’re testing the presence of antibodies and the animal has had old infection or been vaccinated, antibodies are still present
snap test for FIV detects
antibodies
name the procedure in which we classify animals into an ASA II category
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status (PS) classification
- Slight risk, minor disease present. Animal with slight to mild systemic
disturbance, animal able to compensate
in cardiac patient’s it’s recommended to use ____ to induct anaesthesia
etomidate
which of the following isn’t recommended in the emergency patient
induction with IV medetomidine
potential side effects with etomidate use are
myasthenia gravis in dogs
Punctae nasolacrimalis or nasolacrimal points are the openings of the nasolacrimal ducts located:
On the inner conjunctival surface of the eyelids, near the nasal limit of the tarsal glands.