Oncology Flashcards
What side effects would you expect in a dog treated with doxorubicin/adriomycin chemotherapeutics
Cardiotoxicity - irreversible tissue sloughing if you give it outside a vessel
What side effects can you expect in a cat treated with doxorubicin/adriamucin - a chemo therapy drug
Renal toxicity
What side effects are seen with cyclophosphamide use (chemotherapy drug) - what should you do
Sterile hemorrhagic cystitis - encourage the animal to drink lots of water and give fluids so it will urinate constantly to prevent this drug from sitting in the bladder
Which chemotherapy drug causes paralytic ileus
Vincristine
Which chemotherapy drug on cause anaphylaxis and why
L-asparginase - is a protein enzyme that elicits an immune response
What clinical signs can you see with cisplatin use (a chemotherapeutic)
Dogs - nephrotoxicity
Cuts - never use, causes a fatal pulmonary edema
Which species should you not use 5-fluorourcal (chemotherapy) and why
Don’t use in cats because it is neurotoxic
Which species should you not use 5-fluorourcal (chemotherapy) and why
Don’t use in cats because it is neurotoxic
Where are common places for horses to get squamous cell carcinoma
Bladder, stomach, ocular
Where are common places for horses to get squamous cell carcinoma
Bladder, stomach, ocular
Where do you see lymphosarcoma in a horse - what is the prognosis
Intestines - very poor prognosis
What tumor is most often found in stinted muscle of cats
Rhabdomyosarcomas
A skin tumor in an older cat is most likely
Basal cell tumor
Where can you find lymphosarcoma in the cat - what does it cause and why
Internasal- in enlarges lymph nodes which compresses the trachea leading to dyspnea
What is the most common intraocular tumor in cats
Melanoma (lymphosarc second)
