Non infectious diseases- diabetes mellitus Flashcards
What id the eitoly of aetiology?
-failure of insulin production
-failure of insulin transit
- decre4ased target tissue sensitivitiy
What are the clinical signs of diabetes mellitus?
-polyphagia (excess eating0
cataracts
-muscle wastage
- heptomegaly (liver enlargement)
retinapathy (retina diseae)
-nerve damage
-glomecular disease (kindeys ability to monitor levels)
what can diabetes mellitus progress to?
ketoacidosis
What are the clinical signs of ketoacidosis?
-anorexia
-vomiting
-dioreah
abdominaol pain
death -shock
-weakness
how can diabetes mellitus be diagnosed?
-urinealysis
-blood biochemistry (hypoglycemia)
what is the treatment for diabetes melolitus
-insulin therapy
How can diabetus mellitus?
-high fructosomine = poor control of glucose
- owners assess animals
-keep urine glucose negetive
Instability of diabetes mellitus?
-5-10% common
- injection technique ~(adequacy and correct dose)
- testing is corr3ect
-changes in routine and diet
How can hypoglycemia be treated?
- ## glucose - by mouth or intraveniously
How can ketoacidosis be treated?
-fluid therapy
-monnitoring correction of any metaboli imbalences
-insulin therepy
-treat concurrent problems (such as infection)
What is the role of the thyroid hormone?
- metabolisium
-essential for growth and development - activitates growth
What is the aitology of hypothyriodisum?
-lymphocytic thyroiditis/ idiopatyhic atrophy of the thyriod gland/ congenital
-can be primnary or secondary
what are the clinical s8igns of hypothyriodisum
- alopecvia
- dry scaly skin
-weight gain
-bradycardia
-weakness
how is hypothyriodisum diqagnosis?
-rise in liver enzymens
- anemia
- need clinical sighs with low thyriod hormones
What is the treatment for hypothyriodisum?