SA Urinary Flashcards
when do run a UPC?
persistent proteinuria
renal
antiproteinuric drugs
ACE inhibitors (enalapril, benazepril)
ARBs (losartan, telmisartan)
most common cause of AKI in dogs
raisins/grapes
lepto
lyme
dehydration
most common cause of AKI in cats
lilies
FIP
dehydration
nephrotoxic drugs in SA
carprofen
enalapril
amphotericin-B
pyelonephritis
testing?
treatment?
aerobic culture
fluoroquinolones (enrofloxacin)
leptospirosis
testing?
treatment?
MAT test (gold standard)
terminate lepto w IV ampicillin or IV/PO doxycycline
eliminate carrier state w PO doxycycline
ethylene glycol
testing?
treatment?
can do test kit, but mainly based of clinical signs/findings
fomepizole
most common cause of urinary incontinence
weak urethra
what drugs would you use for a weak urethra/sphincter
Estrogen (incurin) orally
Testosterone in males
phenylpropanolamine (alpha agonist)
phenylpropanolamine toxicity
inappetance
arterial hypertension
lethargy or hyperactivity
what drugs to give for refractory incontinence
estrogen + PPA
what drugs to use for sphincter hypertonicity?
skeletal m relaxers -
diazepam
methocarbamol
baclofen
alpha antagonist - phenoxybenzamine or prazosin
side effect of phenoxybenzamine or prazosin
hypotension
what drugs to use for detrusor atony?
parasympathomimetics:
bethanochol
cisapride
side effects of bethanochol
salivation, vomit, diarrhea, bradycardia, miosis