Miscellaneous Flashcards
Cat Gut Suture
Broken down by phagocytosis and retains tensile strength for 14-28 days
Nylon Suture
Non-absorbable
PDS (polydioxanone)
How do you treat atrial fibrillation?
Quinidine
Treatment for chronic 3rd degree AV block
Pacemaker
List the shorting acting & most potent to longest acting & lease potent insulin drugs
1) Regular
2) NPH
3) Lente
4) PZI
5) Ultralente
What are some reasons for failure of a flea product to work?
-Owner does not apply properly
-Owner is not treating the environment
-Other pets in the household are not on flea control
Sympathetic innervation to the bladder is provided by which nerve?
Hypogastric nerve
What is type 1 hypersensitivity?
IgE- mediated and results in immune mediated hypersensitivity immediately
What is type II hypersensitivity?
Antibody dependent reaction and occurs due to IgG or IgM made against normal self antigens or some foreign antigen that resembles some molecule on the surface of host cells.
What is type III hypersensitivity reaction?
Immune complex-mediated reaction caused when soluble antigen-antibody form in large amounts and overwhelm the body instead of being normally removed by macrophages in the spleen and liver.
What is type IV hypersensitivity reaction?
Delayed hypersensitivity and cell mediated. T8 lymphocytes will be sensitized to an antigen and differentiate into cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. T helper 1 type T4 lymphocytes become sensitized to an antigen and produce cytokines.
What is the holding layer of the abdomen?
External rectus sheath
What antibiotic is used to indicate methicillin resistance?
Oxacillin
Which animals are induced ovulations?
Cats, rabbits, and ferrets and camelids
A rise in serum creatinine means what?
Decrease in GFR
Which stones are radiolucent on radiographs?
Urate and cysteine