Optho and Exotics Flashcards
Birds and reptiles have no what?
diaphragm
Most common bearded dragon issue re: environment - flakey skin
dehydration from humidity
most common dz process in bearded dragon re: nutrition
metabolic bone dz (no calcium - leaches from bones)
Metabolic bone dz in beardie - presenting PE findings
doesn’t stand tall
beardie not eating can be due to what environmental issue?
poor shedding d/t poor humidity - flake of skin covering eye
bones in birds that are pneumatic?
humerus, femur
safe place to place IO on a bird (non-pneumatic bones)
tibial crest, ulna
common female bird emergency?
egg bound
baby birds can get what infection?
crop infection
Uveitis is inflammation of what?
red eyes Uvea - color and outside of the eye
Uveitis causes? pick five
everything - infection, toxin, high BP, trauma, immune mediated
uveitis IOP measurements - high or low?
low
lipid aqueous! WTF - what is it and blood test?
fatty eyeballs - high triglycerides
lipid aqueous can be common after what procedure?
cataract sx (inflammatory eyeballs)
rabbits - a good way to examine them:
on the floor against a wall, knees up, bunny facing towards you