Urinary Diseases Flashcards
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Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
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- FLUTD
- middle-aged, overweight cats
- arthritis contributes, litter box avoidance
- inflammatory of urinary bladder/urethra
- hematuria, dysuria, inappropriate urination, pollakiuriaia
2
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Feline Urethral Obstruction
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- Life-threatening
- Most common in male cats
- Hematuria, stranguria, pollakiuria
- Attempting to urinate with little to no production
- Azotemia on BW
3
Q
Canine Bacterial Cystitis
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- Result of ascending infection (i.e fecal matter dripping down to urethra)
- E.coli in female dogs
- hematuria, pollakiuria, dysuria
4
Q
Uroliths
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- Form when urine is supersaturated with minerals
- hematuria, pollakiuria, dysuria, stranguria
- surgically removed
5
Q
Struvites
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- Secondary to UTI in dogs
- sterile in cats
- alkaline pH
- diet dissolution
6
Q
Calcium Oxalate
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- Neutral to acidic pH
- Ethylene glycol poisoning
- surgical removal
7
Q
Urates
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- Dalmatians
- Portosystemic shunts in other breeds
8
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Acute Renal Failure
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- Abrupt decrease in GFR
- nephrotoxic injury or hypoperfusion
- PU/PD, anorexia, depression, oral ulcers, vomiting
- Isosthenuria SG 1.008-1.012
9
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Chronic Renal Failure
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- Irreversible and progressive
- PU/PD, weight loss/anorexia
- Isosthenuria SG 1.008-1.012; 2/3 of nephrons non-functional
- Azotemia; 3/4 nephrons non-functional
10
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Urinary Incontinence
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- Most common in FS dogs
- Urine leakage when sleeping
- Tx: Proin
11
Q
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
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- Malignant; most frequent urinary tract tumor
- hematuria, stranguira, may cause obstruction
- Surgical removal
12
Q
Normal urine production for cats and dogs?
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20-40 ml/kg/day
13
Q
Isosthenuria
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- 008-1.012
- same concentration as blood means the nephrons are not working
14
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Hyposthenuria
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<1.008
-Animal is over hydrated
15
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Hypersthenuria
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> 1.035 cats
1.030 dogs
1.025 large animals
- Appropriate if dehydrated, retaining urine
- Less water, more concentrated than plasma
