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What are some cause for pleural effusion and what kind of fluid does it produce?
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hypoalbuminemia - transudate
CHF, Neoplasia - modified transudate FIP, Diaphragmatic hernia - non septic exdate Pyothorax - septic exudate Lymphangiectasia - chylous effusion Trauma - Hemmorrhage |
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What does a septic effusion look like microscopically?
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see neutrophils that have phagocytized bacteria
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What bacteria is expected in a cat with a pyothorax?
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actinomyces
pasturella Ecoli actinobacillus nocardia streptococcus Clostridium |
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What would you see diagnostically in an animal with a bacterial infection?
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CBC - inflammatory leukogram with a left shift and toxic change
Chemistry - low albumin increased BUN and increased creatinine UA - USG = 1.040 |
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What antibiotics would you used to treat gram +/- infection?
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cephalopsporin
Gentimycin Aminoglycoside Fluoroquinoline |
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What antibiotics would you used to treat Staph?
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Nafcillin
Oxacillin Methacillin |
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What drugs would you used as an antipseudomonal?
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piperacillin
carbenicillin Tarcarcillin Aminoglycocides Fluoroquinilones |
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What is SIRS?
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systemic inflammatory response syndrome
inflammatory state affecting the whole body and some times in response to an infection |
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What is Sepsis?
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systemic inflammatory state with the presence of infection
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What is Bacteremia?
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presence of bacteria in the blood, its toxins can cause a septicemia
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What are common isolates in bacteriemic animals?
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staph intermedius
streptococcus enterococcus corynebacterium Erysipleothrix |
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What is DIC?
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disemminated intravascular coagulopathy
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What bacteria can be seen in meningitis?
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staph
strep actinomyces nocardia salmonella ecoli pasteurella |
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What antibiotics would you us to and urinary tract infection?
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Aminoglycoside
Fluoroquinoline |
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What antibiotics would you used in a bite wound or skin infection?
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nafcillin
oxacillin Methacillin cephalosporin |
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What are problems with skin and fecal cultures?
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there are bacteria as their normal flora so when you culture you may be getting normal existing bacteria
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