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what is uremia?
clinical manifestation of kidney failure
what will be falsely elevated if urine is alkalotic?
proteins on dipsticks. because reagent strips are more sensitive for acetoacetate
what does not cause pre-renal azotemia?
tubular disease
is it normal to feel lymph nodes on a rectal exam?
no!
what is made from muscle?
creatinine
what is creatinine proportional to? (two things…)
muscle mass and GFR
which GFR measurement is neighter secreted nor re-absorbed?
Creatinine
what is normally seen on cat urine sediment?
fat
when would you NOT see glucosuria?
diabetes inspidus
there are things that can complicate some UTI’s. is hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s) one of them?
no; but HYPERadrenocorticism (Cushings) does
how would you treat and monitor asymptomatic bacteriuria?
can be treated with a 1st line of defense abx
how would you treat and montior simple urethrocystitis?
culture + abx for 10 - 14 days
isosthenuria - what does it tell you?
not much, need more info
what is the clinical signs of an UMN disease?
large, firm bladder
what is the clinical signs of a LMN disease?
large, flaccid bladder
what may transitional cells in a urine sample be indicative of?
traumatic catheterization
you have a pet that presents with constant urine dribbling. what disease is this indicative of? and how would you treat?
detrussor atony and place an indwelling catheter for 2 - 5 days to help keep the bladder small.
if you have a patient with urethral incontinence due to USMI, what two drug options are available to treat?
PPA - phenylpropanolamine (alpha agonist)
DES - diethylstilbestrol (increases alpha receptor sensitivity)
9 MO FS dog, leaves puddles when she lies down, but otherwise urinates normally; problem began 2 months after spay. what is this due to?
USMI - hormone responsive incontinence
if you have a case of urethrospasm post-catheterization. how would you treat?
internal sphincter relaxation = alpha antagonists: phenoxybenzamine, prazosin, tamusolin (dogs only)
external sphincter = somatic muscle relaxant: benzodiazepam - diazepam, alprazolam, midazolam, ace - note that all of these cause sedation
in the case of physical obstruction, it is an __________!
emergency
