Nutritional Flashcards

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Causes of fatty acid deficiency

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  1. Poorly preserved commercial food, HMD
  2. Inadequate antioxidants
  3. Reducing commercial diets
  4. Malabsorption, pancreatic disease, chronic liver disease
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Clinical signs of fatty acid deficiency

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  • initially seborrhea sicca;
    -later seborrhea oleosa
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Treatment of fatty acid deficiency

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  1. Correction of diet or fatty acid supplements
  2. Topical fatty acids
  3. Antiseborrheic shampoos
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Causes of feline pansteatitis

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-HMD based on fish;
-HMD based on pig brains (2 cats with subclinical pansteatitis)

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What are systemic and cutaneous signs with feline pansteatitis

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Systemic signs: anorexia, lethargy, irritable

Skin lesions: lumps, pain, generalized hyperesthesia

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How can a dg of pansteatitis be made

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  1. clinical,
  2. histopathology,
  3. plasma tocopherol (<300μg/100ml),
  4. RBC cell membrane stability test
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What is the treatment for pansteatitis

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vitamin E + glucocorticoids

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Rifoblavin deficinency B2

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1) seborrhea sicca,
2) erythema

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Niacin deficiency (B3 or PP):

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Causes: low protein + high corn

Signs: pellagra (mucus membrane ulceration), pruritic dermatitis

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Causes of biotin deficiency (B7 or B8 or H):

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Causes:
1) uncooked eggs (avidin),
2) oral antibiotics

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Signs of biotin deficiency(B7 or B8 or H):

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1) perioccular alopecia,
2) scales,
3) milliary dermatitis (C),
4) hoof changes - abnormal periople, cracks, loss of pliability

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12
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What is usual age of onset for ZRD

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a) Artic breeds: 3 years;
b) Boston terrier: 3.5 months

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12
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Syndrome I Zn responsive dermatitis is seen in wich breeds

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Husky, Malamute, Samoyed; GSD, Bull terrier, Pharaoh hound, Boston terrier, flat coated Retriever, Grate Dane, Rhodesian ridgeback, French bulldog

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What are causes of ZRD

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1) abnormal absorption (Malamute),
2) hypothyroidism (Husky),
3) high Ca, cereal (phytase), Fe (water),
4) enteritis

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What are clinical pecularities in ZRD

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-pruritus (when it involves normal skin it may precede relapses);
-stiff legs (due to hardened crusts); -onychomalakia

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What is different in draft goats in ZRD

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-involvement of hooves and horns; mainly orthokeratosis

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16
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In bovine and caprine ZRD happens due to what cause

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-True deficiency -low Zn in food,
-Fe-Ca-phytases-other chelating agents in food or water,
-genetic abnormalities in Zn absorption

-skin lesions + systemic signs (anorexia, depression, stiff joints, diarrhea) + multiple animals

17
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Treatment for ZRD

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-Oral Zn: sulfate, gluconate, methionine (if no response in 1-1.5 month: dose increase by 50%)

-Antiseborrheic shampoos
- If no response:
1) Zn sulfate IV,
2) glucocorticoids (low dose-increased absorption of oral Zn), 3) fatty acids,
4) ovariohysterectomy

18
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What is the distribution of generic dog food dermatosis

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bridge of the nose, mucocutaneous, pressure points, distal extremities

19
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omega 6 - LINOLEIC acid why is important

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-modulates the conformation of lipid barriers
-component of CERAMIDE 1- decreased in human and canine AD
-important in organization of lipid lamellae

20
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omega 3- DHA, EPA why are they important

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modulate eicosanoid synthesis
=DECREASE PRO-INFLAMMATORY and INCERASE ANTIINFLAMMATORY EICOSANOIDS

-down-regulate pro-inflammatory eicosanoid production, inhibiting inflammatory cell activation and cytokine secretion , restoring perturbations in lipid metabolism, normalizing stratum corneun

21
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Describe PUFAs functions

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Linoleic acidà component of epidermal ceramides (epidermal barrier)
Arachidonic acidà metabolized to prostaglandines (epidermal proliferation), leucotriens
Ω3à nervous system, retina
Ω3/ω6: compete for

  • incorporation in cell membranes,
  • metabolism by cycloxygenase, lipoxygenase enzymes
  • Eicosanoids (prostaglandines, leucotriens, thromboxanes)
    Those produced by ω3 are less inflammatory
22
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Name 4 nutritional factors that influence proper differentiation and maintenance of the epidermis:

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  • amino acids
  • vitamins A or B
  • zinc and cooper

fatty acids

23
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Give 2 aggravating factors in horses anhidrosis (other than hot température and high humidity)

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Exercice and diet (high protein or energy)

24
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Give the cause for biotin deficiency in ferrets and give the clinical signs

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Raw eggs in diet
Bilaterally symmetric alopecia

25
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Hair is composed of __% protein with high percentage of amino acids that contain

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95 Sulfur

26
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Normal hair growth and skin keratinization require __% to ___% of the daily protein

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20 - 30

27
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With what clinical signs methionine deficiency was associated in kittens ?

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Crusted and erosive lesions at the lip comissure and footpads.

28
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Give skin lesions associated with lysine deficiency in kittens

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Dark adherent crusted lesions near chin, nasal planum and philtrum

29
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Name 2 diseases characterized by laminar epidermal edema and degeneration, in addition to parakeratosis.

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  • SND
  • Generic dog food dermatosis
    ** Zinc-responsive dermatosis is differentiated from SND by the lack of laminar epidermal edema and degeneration;
30
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Guinea pigs have an absolute dietary requirement for vitamin C of …… mg/kg per day, rising to …….mg/kg per day in pregnancy. Treatment for hypovitaminosis C involves correcting the diet and giving additional supplementation of
………………../kg per day until clinical signs resolve

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10
30
50–100 mg

31
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In chinchillas, deficiencies in ……….., …………….. and …………may lead to the yellow fat / yellow ears syndrome.

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choline methionine vit. E

32
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Give the skin localization of vitamine D receptor expression

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stratum basale, hair bulb, ORS, hair shaft

33
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Give 4 imunological roles for 25-hydroxyvitamine D in the skin (active form of viamin D)

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  • induce cathelicidin expresssion by keratinocytes
  • decreases T-lymphocyte skin homing
  • inhibits T-cell (Th1, Th17) prolifertion and cytokine production
  • stimulate Treg and IL10 prodution
34
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Give the main role of vitamin D for the skin

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  • calcium homeostasis
  • regulation of keratinocyte proliferation and differenciation
35
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One major function of the skin is the vitamin D production. The following sentences are true or false?

A. As a lipid-soluble molecule, vitamin D3 can be taken up by adipocytes and stored in subcutaneous or omental fat for later use

B. 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D increases the expression of involucrin, transglutaminase, loricrin, and filaggrin and increases keratinocyte cornified envelope formation while inhibiting proliferation

1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D3 regulates the expression of cathelicidin (LL-37/hCAP18) an antimicrobial protein that appears to mediate innate immunity in skin by promoting wound healing and tissue repair.

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ALL TRUE

36
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Describe the pathogenesis seen in secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism in reptiles

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Multifactorial: severe imbalance of the Ca:P ration in the diet, no access to a full spectrum (ultraviolet B) light source, and a lack of activated vitaminD3; other inappropriate husbandry-related factors
Seen more commonly in lizards and chelonians abnormal bones and shells and chronic abscesses especially around jaw
Diagnosis: History, clinical signs, radiographs, serum phosphorus, ionized calcium levels

37
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How is vitamine E levels modified in serum and skin of atopic dos VS normal dogs ?

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  • Decreased levels of vitamine E in serum of atopic dogs
  • No significant difference in skin levels (but median concntration of vitamine E higher in atopic dogs)
    –> impaired vitamine E homeostasis in atopic dogs
38
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Name reactive oxygen species

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  1. Hydroxyl radical
  2. Hydrogen peroxide
  3. Superoxide
39
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Name reactive oxygen species

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  1. Hydroxyl radical
  2. Hydrogen peroxide
  3. Superoxide