JVIM - More Flashcards
what two CSF parameters are elevated in recumbent dairy cattle with spinal cord lesions
protein concentrations
TNCC
in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what marker was negatively associated with survival
increased CK at presentation
in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what is the most common isolate
strep zoo
in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what sample is more sensitive for bacterial growth:
tracheal aspirate or pleural fluid
tracheal aspirate
in horses with septic pleuropneumonia, what treatment is positively associated with survival and thus recommended?
thoracotomy
most significant factor associated with NE in calved
orientation in the birth canal (dystocia)
overall survival for calves with NE
good 77%
Fanconi syndrome
- cause of amino-acid-uria
- one case reported in cattle
- confirmed by LC-HRMS scan of urine
-clinical signs of growth retardation, wasting, and persistent diarrhea - hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and hypochloremia
- glycosuria, proteinuria, and acidic pH
- mild tubular necrosis with proteinaceous casts in the lumina of renal tubules
Approximately ___% of the tested brain samples from
cattle with nonsuppurative encephalitis of undetermined etiology were positive for BoAstV CH13/NeuroS1
25
Clinical signs of bovine astrovirus
decreased awareness of surroundings
cranial nerve dysfunction
recumbency
somatostatin analog that suppresses insulin secretion
octreotide
diarrheic calves have ___ odds of having coronavirus than healthy calves?
how can you detect it?
Odds ratio 2.15 - higher odds
PanCoV-RT-PCR testing
struvite appearing uroliths are often
amorphous magnesium calcium phosphate
pure and compound AMCP uroliths
- common in animals less than 3 years of age
- visually indistinguishable from struvite
- not visible radiographically
what increases the odds of calcium carbonate uroliths in small ruminants
increasing age
which significantly inhibits airway hypersensitivity and hyperactivity in horses with IAD?
dex or fluticasone?
both
-no effect remains 3 weeks after discontinuation