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Gingivitis is |
inflammation of the gingiva |
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True or False
Gingivitis is a reversible process that involves inflammation of the gums |
True |
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Periodontitis is an irreversible condition with loss of ______________and _________. |
Root attachment bone resorption |
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The number 1 disease in animals is.... |
Periodontal disease |
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Signs of periodontal disease are |
reluctance to chew/eat pawing at mouth hyper salivation facial swelling oral pain
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Tx for periodontal disease |
Oral ATP extractions antibiotics(clindamycin)
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Salivary Mucocele is |
the accumulation of excess saliva and is typically seen in dogs 2-4 yrs of age |
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Tx for salivary mucocele |
drain fluid may need to remove gland to prevent reoccurrence May spontaneously resolve itself
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a benign pale colored growth is called |
a papillomas |
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Who is at a higher risk for melanomas |
older male dogs with darker pigmentation
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Inflammation of esophageal wall often associated with contact of toxis is |
GERD |
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Common signs of GERD are |
anorexia regurgitation hypersalivation dysphagia
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How to manage GERD |
dietary changes: high protein low-fat diet weight reduction h2 blockers sucralfate |
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What signs may be seen with esophageal obstruction |
excessive licking hypersalivaton gagging swallowing wretching restlessness
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True or False
The Esophagus has poor healing properties; it is better to push objects into the stomach for gastrotomy |
True |
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What are some diseases of the stomach |
Ulceration foreign body obstruction gastritis neoplasia
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What is Gatritis |
inflammation and irritation of the stomach |
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signs of gastritis |
anorexia acute vomiting dehydration painful abdomen
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ways to treat gastritis |
Fasting fluid therapy then a bland diet |
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Some ways to prevent gastritis |
avoid sudden changes in diet do not give table scraps if vomiting more than twice withhold food for 12-24 hrs |
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Clinical signs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
chronic vomiting weight loss diarrhea mucoid stool |
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x for Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
long term prednisone immunosuppresives hypoallergenic diet |
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Erosion to the stomach lining which is frequently caused by medications is called |
Gastric Ulceration |
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What type of med commonly causes Gastric Ulceration |
NSAIDS |
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Clinical signs of Gastric Ulcerations |
Anemia melena anorexia abdominal pain hematemesis |
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ways to treat gastric ulcerations |
fluid therapy fasting oral antacids h2 blockers
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Gastric Dilatation Volvulus is AKA _______ and is a true?????? |
Bloat
medical and surgical emergency |
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GDV primarily affects |
large deep chested breeds who are middle to old aged |
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Some signs and symptoms of GDV |
Wretching unable to vomit restlessness enlarged or distended abdomen abdomen makes a tympanic sound cardiac arrythmias |
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True or False
An animal suffering from GDV needs immediate intervention and without Sx the animal will die |
True |
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Radiographs are usually taken in what position for GDV |
R lateral |
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What is the first step in treating GDV |
Stabilizing the patient |
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What is the second step in treating GDV |
Surgical intervention |
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Complications that may arise from GDV |
Metabolic acidosis cardiac arrhythmias Hypotension Ischemic injury to kidneys and other organs
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What % of the stomach can be lost before it will no longer function |
60% |
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Complications that can arise GDV post op are |
Peritonitis sepsis VPCs pulse deficits DIC MODS SIRS |
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What often affects dogs older than 1 and maybe caused by dietary indicretion. |
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis AKA HGE |
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Signs of HGE |
Vomiting Lethargy Diarrhea: bloody, muccoid, gelatinous +/- fever Anorexia dehydration |
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Telescoping of intestines inside itself is called |
Intussusception |
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Intussusception is often associated with inflammation causing conditions such as |
Parasites viral infections foreign bodies Masses |
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Signs and symptoms of Intussusception |
waxing & waning vomiting and diarrhea abdominal pain lethargy anorexia |
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ways to diagnosis intussusception |
fecal CBC radiographs Ultrasound |
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Foreign body ingestion can occur in both dogs and cats of any age..... the signs and symptoms are |
anorexia vomiting diarrhea or lack of BM lethargy abdominal pain |
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Ways to diagnosis foreign body ingestion |
Radiographs-- sometimes with barium Run bloodwork
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Megacolon is frequently seen in ____, who are _________ and _______. |
Cats middle-aged and overweight |
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Signs of megacolon are |
straining vomiting weakness dehydration |
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ways to diagnosis megacolon |
radiograph
which will show a colon w/ a significant amount of feces in it and is very distended |
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Tx for megacolon |
Stool softeners enema anesthetize and disimpact
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True or False
liver injury is often severe, 50% loss must occur before lab test show the presence of the disease |
False 70% |
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Acute liver disease is ____ or _____ induced, when atleast ______-_____% of the live has been injured. |
drug or toxin
70-80% |
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Most common drug overdoses that cause Acute liver disease are |
Phenobarbital antifungals anabolic steroids NSAIDS
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Clinical findings for Acute Liver Disease |
Anorexia Vomiting PU/PD Jaundice Melena Diarrhea/Constipation |
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The antidote for Tylenol is |
acetylcystine |
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Chronic Liver Disease is caused by |
Long term us of medications such as: phenobarbital NSAIDS Antifungals
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Clinical signs of Chronic Liver Disease |
Weight loss Anorexia Weakness Ascites Jaundice PU/PD |
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What are some ways to treat chronic liver disease |
stop medication low-protein diet IVFT Antibiotics |
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Infectious Canine Hepatitis is caused by |
Canine Adenovirus |
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The canine adenovirus is shed in_____________. Replicates in ______________. then the infection localizes in the_______. |
shed in saliva and feces replicates in the tonsils and lymph nodes localizes in the liver
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Clinical findings for Infectious canine hepatitis |
Petechia Lethargy, depression Pale MM vomiting anorexia Corneal opacity "Blue eye" hemorrhagic diarrhea
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Tx for canine infectious hepatitis |
IVFT force feeding antibiotics H2 blockers antiemetics Vax for prevention
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Leptospirosis is transmitted thru |
urine |
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clinical signs for leptospirosis |
Dehydration vomiting fever increased thirst jaundice lethargy shock and death |
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Tx for leptospirosis |
strict isolation for 48 hours supportive care IVFT antibiotics |
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clinical signs for Cholangiohepatitis |
Anorexia depression weight loss vomiting dehydration fever jaundice ascites hepatomegaly |
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What is the most common liver disease in cats and is triggered by stress and anorexia, protein deficiency |
Feline Hepatic Lipidosis |
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clinical signs of Feline hepatic lipidosis |
Anorexia Obesity/ wt. loss depression diarrhea
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what are some ways to treat hepatic neoplasia |
remove affected lobe if is a single lesion supportive care IVFT nutrition
*early detection is best for survival
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Portosystemic shunt is either located __________ or ___________ |
Intrahepatic: within the liver
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Extrahepatic: outside the liver |
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Ultrasound/rads show what with portosystemic shunt |
show a small liver and can visualize shunt |
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clinical signs for portosystemic shunt |
Anorexia Depression Stunted growth Lethargy Ataxia Vomiting/ diarrhea CNS signs: ataxia, head pressing, circling, pacing, blindness
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The preferred Tx for portosystemic shunt is |
surgical ligation |
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What breed does Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency usually effect |
German Shepards |
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What rectoanal disease is most common in intact males >8 |
Perineal Hernias |
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what is Perianal Fistula |
ulcerated and inflamed lesions/ fistulous tracts that may involve some to all perianal tissue |
