P32 - Alimentary Flashcards
1
Q
palatoschisis
A
- cleft palate
- failure of fusion of lateral palatine process
- caused by genetic mutation
2
Q
cheiloschisis
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- cleft lip “hare lip”
- may interfere with suckling
3
Q
partial thickness loss of epithelium
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- erosion
4
Q
full thickness necrosis of epithelium
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- ulcer
5
Q
clinical signs of stomatitis and gingivitis
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- ptyalism (hypersalvation)
- oral pain
- inappetence
- dysphagia (trouble swallowing)
6
Q
what systemic illness can lead to oral lesions (2)
A
- kidney disease (uremic syndrome)
- feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
7
Q
1st and most consistent sign of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
A
- gingivitis
8
Q
lesions of FIV associated with
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- reduction of CD4 lymphocytes
9
Q
4 diseases that can cause vesicular stomatitides
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- foot and mouth disease
- vesicular stomatitis
- vesicular exanthema of swine
- swine vesicular disease
10
Q
parapoxvirus disease of oral cavity (2)
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- bovine popular stomatitis
- contagious ecthyma (orf)
11
Q
histopathology of parapoxvirus disease
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- proliferation and necrosis with eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusion bodies
12
Q
necrotizing disease of oral cavity (2)
A
- calf diphtheria
- noma
13
Q
calf diphtheria clinical signs (4)
A
- swollen cheeks
- inappetence
- pyrexia
- halitosis
14
Q
noma lesions typically begin as
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- necrotizing gingivitis that extends into adjacent bone causing severe tissue destruction and sometimes death
15
Q
most likely pathogenesis of eosinophilic stomatitis and gingivitis (feline eosinophilic granuloma disease)
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- hypersensitivity of other immune-mediated mechanism suspected
