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Saunders- Clinical Pathology and Chemistry Flashcards

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BUN increased means decreased GFR, but can be falsely elevated with high ____ and/or this issue

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high protein diet and/or GI bleeding

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Creatinine

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elevated- less than 25% of renal functioning
may be normal even if p has renal disease
younger p have lower creatinine and same with cachexic animals (but whatever bc we only care about elevated creatinine really anyway)

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Serum phosphorus concentration

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an increase in serum phosph. is not seen until more than 85% of nephrons are nonfunctional (chronic renal failure aka CRF)

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what regulates phosphorus resorption in the renal tubules?

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Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

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what causes high phosphorus?

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renal diseases, elevated from growing (bone growth) in young animals, cell damage, acute acidosis, ruptured urinary bladder, hypertonic sodium enema, hyperparathyroidism

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what is the gold standard for GFR evaluation?

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INULIN (which is a type of prebiotic) clearance (but inulin is hard to get so good luck)

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What e’lyte is useful to evaluate to find out if its prerenal or renal azotemia?

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Sodium
with prerenal azotemia- sodium conservation (not heavily excreted)
with renal azotemia- high sodium excreted

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why might urine be green in color?

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Bilirubin oxidation to biliverdin or pseudomonas bacterial infection

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why is rabbit urine white?

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bc high concentration of calcium carbonate

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1+ protein in n in dogs with _____

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high USG

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what does persistent heavy proteinuria in the absence of high USG suggest?

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GLOMERULAR DISEASE

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active sediment with proteinuria usually means….

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inflammatory renal disease or low urinary tract disease

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only ___ bilirubin appears in the urine and can be normal in male dogs

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conjugated

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what are some causes of bilirubinuria?

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hemolysis, liver disease, extrahepatic biliary obstruction, fever and starvation

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occ. ___ and ____ are normal in urine sample

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RBCs and WBCs

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in diabetic p there is a higher chance of the p having UTI that is chronic without any CS but hard to detect any bacteria in a urine sample bc low USG because pu/pd likely, so send it out for a _____ every ____ months

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culture every 12 months

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clumps aka rafts of transitional epithelial cells in urine means

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neoplasia or infection
if there is just a few without clumps then that suggests inflammation, irritation, or neoplasia

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renal epithelial cells in a urine sample means..

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NOT NORMAL, means ischemic, nephrotoxic, or degenerative renal disease
if they are arranged in a cast (looks like toad poop under microscope means necrotic renal tubular structures)

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What are casts in a urine sample

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Casts are cylindrical molds of the renal tubules composed of aggregated proteins or cells.

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white cell casts means… in urine sample

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means pyelonephritis or interstitial nephronic disease

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types of urine crystals found in alkaline urine:

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Struvite, phosphate, ammonia biurate

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Types of urine crystals found in acidic urine-

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uric acid crystals (associated with Dalamatians) ++
Calcium oxalate
Cystine crystals++

Cant see on rads ++

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what type of crystals are seen In dalmatian p???

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Uric acid

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What crystals in urine are found in cases of acute renal failure from ethylene glycol toxicity?

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Calcium Oxalate monohydrate crystals

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______ dehydration is assoc. with diabetes insipidus and cattle in heat stress bc they produce ____ sweat and dogs and cats bc they dont sweat

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hypertonic dehydration; hypotonic

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____ dehydration occurs in horses in heat stress bc they produce ____ sweat

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Hypotonic dehydration; hypertonic sweat is produced by horses

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_____ dehydration is the most common type of dehydration where the conc of NaCl goes down

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Hypotonic dehydration (loss of electrolytes)

Know hypertonic dehydration is primarily just loss of water

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metabolic acidosis

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primary loss is decreased HCO3 and PCO2 increased for compensation

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Metabolic alkalosis

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primary change is increased HCO3- and the compensation is PCO2 will increase

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respiratory acidosis

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Primary change is increased PCO2 and the compensation will be increased HCO3-

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respiratory alkalosis

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primary change will be decreased PCO2 and HCO3- is increased in compensation

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32
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increased base deficit means…. what about decreased????

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increased means metabolic alkalosis and decreased means metabolic acidosis

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33
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what is anion gap?

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(Na + K ) - (Cl + HCO3-)
estimates changes in unmeasured cations and anions

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what is fanconi syndrome? (usually seen in benji’s)

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a defect of proximal tubule leading to malabsorption of various electrolytes that would otherwise be absorbed if n

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What metabolic derangement (low ____ ) is assoc. with alkalosis

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hypokalemia

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Glucose or insulin or release of catecholamines (cushing’s disease) can cause ____

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hypokalemia which is metabolic alkalosis

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Hyperkalemia is assoc. with acidosis and is seen with what common issues?

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thrombocytosis, leukemia, hemolysis, akita dogs, HYPP in QH, ischemia, reperfusion injuries, Cushing’s disease, renal failure, ruptured urinary bladder, NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors

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______ increases phosphorus resorption from the bone to put into GI tract and in urine

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Calcitriol

39
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what levels of e’lyte move along with phosphorus?

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Calcium

40
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Low magnesium is seen with what two diseases in cattle?

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Milk tetany- calves fed magnesium deficient milk diet
Grass tetany- adult cattle on lush green pasture that is high in potassium and blocks uptake of magnesium in the rumen

41
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Addisons disease e’lyte abn:

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Hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, hypercalcemia
and hypochloremia with hypermagnesia

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High K+, Ca2+, Mg+
Low NaCl

42
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What measurement of Calcium is most accurate?

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ionized (and beware low albumin causes Ca to be low on labwork bc they travel together so always check ionized calcium for accurate calcium status)

43
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acidosis increases ____ concentration

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ionized calcium concentration

44
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enzymes of the liver- leakage enzymes (2 of them)

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ALT and AST

45
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enzymes of the liver- induced enzymes-

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ALP and GGT

46
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what enzymes tell you there is liver damage?

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GGT and ALP (liver induction enzyme)

47
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what enzymes tell you there is liver failure? what about liver damage?

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liver failure is leakage enzymes (so ALT and AST) and liver damage is GGT and ALP which are liver induction enzymes

48
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high ALT and AST in cat or dog=
High ALT and AST in horse or cattle=

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dog or cat= liver failure +/- muscle damage
cows and horses= muscle damage

49
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In horses and in cattle, what leakage enzyme that IS liver specific if used to be more accurate in detecting injury to the hepatocytes?

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SDH (liver specific leakage enzyme with very short 1/2 life)

50
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ALP

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Increases can be from the following:
Increased osteoblastic activity or hyperparathyroidism (bc PTH works on the bone)
Liver- cholestasis
Corticosteroids- steroids, anti-seizure meds
Dehydration, general inflammation

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what is a good indicator of cholestasis from labwork?

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ALP increased (and bilirubin will be increased later on)

52
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Half life of ALP is about ____ hours in dogs and ___ hours in cats

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60 hours; 6 hours

53
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GGT enzyme

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induced enzyme, but acute injuries will cause it to increase
usually increased from cholestasis or steroids or anti-seizure meds,

54
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____ is the enzyme to look at if suspecting cholestasis in cows or horses

When might it be elevated NOT due to cholestasis???

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GGT (but beware bc will be increased in p that just ingested colostrum!!)

55
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bile acids

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if more than 200= PSS
Fasting and postprandial (post-feeding high fat diet like a/d) samples are usually collected in dogs and cats

56
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ammonia concentrations is usually increased in those with PSS or if ___% of the ____ mass is lost

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60%; liver mass

57
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Albumin decreases if more than ___-___% of liver functional is lost

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60-80%

58
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Explain the fluctuations of glucose with liver disease:

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The liver converts glucose to glycogen; glucose may be increased if there is decreased glucose uptake by the liver
Glucose may be decreased if there is decreased gluconeogenesis

59
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urea is synthesized in the ____ from _____

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liver from ammonia

60
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BUN increases or decreases with liver failure? What about blood ammonia levels?

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BUN DECREASES but blood ammonia INCREASES

61
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cholesterol may be increased with ____ and is increased with _____

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cholestasis; hypothyroidism

62
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Coag. factors will be ___ with liver damage

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low

63
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PSS signs on labwork-

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high bile acids and microcytic anemia with low iron +/- urate crystals in the urine

64
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Hepatic lipidosis clin path

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Leakage enzymes will be increased along with bilirubin and bile acids

65
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Steroid hepatopathy is most common in what species? What clin path signs will you appreciate??

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Dogs; Induced enzymes will be the most increased followed by mild increased leakage enzymes and bilirubin

66
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End stage liver disease (when more than 60-80% of the liver fxn is lost clin path signs:

What values are increased? What about decreased???

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INCREASED: ammonia, induced liver enzymes, bilirubin, and bile acids

DECREASED: BUN, albumin+/- glucose

67
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if amylase is through the roof in dogs (the only species this is true for…) think this:

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Pancreatic injury

68
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Vit B12 aka cobalamin and folate both decreased in cat means what? What about in dogs???

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B12 aka cobalamin and folate decreased in cat= EPI
B12 aka cobalamin decreased and folate increased in dogs/cats= SIBO
B12 cobalamin decreased and folate normal in dogs= EPI

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Magnitude of CK elevation does not correspond with the level of muscle injury and has a 1-2 day half life so will be high with acute injury and go to normal after like a day or two T/F

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True!!

70
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ALT higher than AST in dogs and cats with no CK elevation=

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Liver injury

71
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Increased AST but not ALP and CK in dogs and cats=

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muscle damage

72
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Increased AST and no CK in horses and rum=

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Liver injury

73
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Increased AST and CK in horses or rum=

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skeletal muscle injury or skeletal muscle and liver muscle injuries

74
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Cholesterol is present only within ____ ____

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animal tissues

75
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what is the test of choice for iatrogenic hyperadrenocorticism?

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ACTH stim test

76
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what are the 4 P’s for Hyperadrenocorticism?

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Classic case- the four P’s- Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, panting

77
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What are the 3 types of cushings disease?

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  1. Pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH)
  2. Adrenal dependent hyperadrenocorticism (ADH)
  3. Iatrogenic
78
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What changes to labwork to we see in p with cushings?

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Chem- ALP elevation and hypercholesterolemia

CBC- stress leukogram (neutrophilia, lymphopenia, eosinopenia), thrombocytosis

Urinalysis- hyposthenuria +/- proteinuria

Urine cortisol: creatinine

If normal- rules out hyperadrenocorticism
If abnormal, further testing needed

79
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What is the tx of choice for Cushing’s disease?

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Trilostaine- inhibits enzyme that is key to cortisol production

Lysodren- causes necrosis and destruction of cortisol- secreting portions of adrenals

Surgical- hypophysectomy or bilateral adrenalectomy

80
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RX for collapsing trachea dogs

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Medical- short course of corticosteroids

Cough suppressants “cough tabs”- which is an anti-tussive

Weight loss if overweight

Tracheal stent if refractory to medical management, requires referral

81
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Symptoms of IMHA–>

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lethargy, weakness, pallor, tachypnea, icterus, variable organomegaly, discolored urine from hemoglobinuria or bilirubinuria

82
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Diagnosis of IMHA:

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CBC- anemia, +/- elevated reticulocytes, spherocytes, polychromasia, anisocytosis

Do saline slide agglutination test
Coombs test- to see if there are antibodies against RBC’s

Imaging to look for neoplasia
Infectious disease testing

83
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RX for iMHA

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Immunosuppressive- prednisone, azathioprine, cyclosporine, mycophenolate
Blood transfusion

Prevent thromboembolism with aspirin, low molecular weight or heparin

84
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Prognosis for IMHA

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Prognosis is guarded, regenerative anemia is expected but bone marrow needs 3-5 days to respond

85
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Pyometra facts

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usually E. coli is cultured from them, occurs within 3-4 weeks after estrus (so in diestrus), HIGH PROGESTERONE

86
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What stones are common with ethylene glycol toxicity?

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Calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals

87
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_____ are stones found in dalmatians and ____ stones are those commonly found in p with PSS

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Uric acid; urate

88
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euthyroid sick syndrome causes high or low thyroid?

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Low

89
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snake envenom tx

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Benadryl, NSAIDs (if not already too thrombocytopenic), antivenom, IV fluid +/- blood transfusion

90
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snake bite p have what on blood smear?

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Echinocytes

91
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What causes echinocytes (abn shaped RBC that look like what?

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Caused by some drugs, dehydration, e’lyte depletion, renal disease, RBC disorders, snake envenomation, severe burns in horses, clostridial infections, bee stings, and colic

92
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What are the clin path signs of snake envenomation?

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Prolonged PT and PTT, decreased antithrombin activity, elevated lactate, CK, triglycerides, bilirubin, globulins, thromboycytopenia, hypoproteinemia, hemolysis and anemia

93
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what is the tx of snake envenomization in dogs/cats??

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Fluids, ampicillin to prevent secondary clostridial infections, antihistamines, glucocorticoid steroids (contoversials bc decreased anti-venom activity and may make bacterial inf worse so only use if p has laryngeal edema from shock!!!), antivenom, monitor p every 24 hours with CBC, PT, PTT, PCV/TS, and blood pressure and monitor HR, RR, Temp Q 10 mins when giving the antivenom since it is a biologic and adverse rxns like anaphylaxis may occur

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