Urinary 6-Horse Specific Diseases

Question 1

What is another name for Suppurative glomerulitis?

Answer 1

Bacterial embolic nephritis

Question 2

What is the bacteria responsible for Bacterial embolic neprhitis?

Answer 2

Actinobacillus equi

Question 3

How are neonatal foals most commonly infected with bacterial embolic nephritis?

Answer 3

Contaminated umbilicus

Question 4

Which disease occurs with exertional myopathy or muscle trauma?

Answer 4

Myoglobinuric nephrosis

Question 5

What disease is caused by NSAID administration?

Answer 5

Papillary necrosis

Question 6

What are the commonest NSAIDs that cause papillary necrosis

Answer 6

Phenybutazone

Flunixin meglumine

Question 7

Pathogenesis of NSAIDs causing papillary necrosis

Answer 7

NSAIDs block prostaglandin production which causes vasoconstriction, hypoxia, and ischemia

Question 8

What will exacerbate papillary necrosis

Answer 8

hypOvolemia

Question 9

What is the most common malformation of the urinary bladder?

Answer 9

Patent urachus

Question 10

What is a parasite that can cause infection in horses?

Answer 10

Klossiella equi

Question 11

Where does this parasite go in the urinary tract?

Answer 11

Tubular epithelium

Question 12

What is a cantharidin toxicosis?

Answer 12

Blister beetle ingestion in contaminated alfalfa hay

Question 13

What does cantharidin toxicosis cause?

Answer 13

Acute cystitis due to the accumulation of cantharidin toxin in urine