Preventive Care
Why would you run Preventive Care on your fur baby?
What is establishing a baseline, find disease early, intervene early, prolong my pet's life, prescribe appropriate medications sooner, etc.
What does IDEXX 4Dx test for?
What is antigen to Dirofilaria immitis, antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia canis, and Ehrlichia ewingii
What are the BIG three intestinal parasites found in a fecal sample?
What is Roundworms, Hookworms, and Whipworms.
What does CBC mean?
What is Complete Blood Count.
What is SDMA?
Symmetric dimethylarginine, Monitors kidney function that detects and reflects disease.
Preventive Care is...
What is Routine Bloodwork, Preventatives, Behavioral monitoring, Nutrition, Fecal testing, etc.
What is the prevalence of Heartworm and Lyme Disease in Lake County, IN? (2 answers)
What is 1 in 200 and 1 in 30.
Which two intestinal parasites are Zoonotic?
What are Roundworms and Hookworms.
What information does a CBC provide us?
What is Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, and Platelets.
At what percentage kidney loss do we see elevations in SDMA?
What is as early as 25%, and on average 40%.
Annual preventive care includes...
Routine Bloodwork (CBC/Chemistry), Heartworm and Vector Bourne Disease testing, Fecal testing, UA checks, Thyroid testing, etc.
If Lyme positive, what is the recommended next steps?
What is Lyme Quant C6 testing and Urinalysis with UPC.
What does Fecal Anitgen Testing look for?
What is Fecal antigen (Ag) immunoassay testing detects antigens secreted directly by the infecting worm.
Name three Organs we look for in Chemistry testing?
What is liver, kidneys, pancreas, etc.
What sample type is required for Cystatin B testing?
What is 2mL of urine.
Which hospital employees contribute to Preventive Care discussions?
Who is ALL employees.
Do results from 4Dx test cross react with vaccines?
What is No, The C6 peptide used in the IDEXX 4Dx® Plus Test and Lyme Quant C6 ® Antibody Test does not cross-react with vaccines.
How long is the prepatent period for Roundworms, Hookworms, and Whipworms?
What is 3-4 weeks, 2-3 weeks, and up to 90 days.
An IDEXX online platform/mobile application to view bloodwork results?
What is Vet Connect Plus.
Describe Cystatin B.
What is a kidney injury biomarker. Unlike the functional biomarkers creatinine and SDMA that reflect changes in glomerular filtration rate, cystatin B concentrations increase when there is acute and/or active injury to renal tubular epithelial cells.
Routine Wellness Diagnostics uncover issues in what percentage of Dogs and Cats? (2 answers)
Recent research shows that regular testing can uncover potential issues in up to 40% of dogs and 60% of cats.
If Lyme positive, what is your Dogs increased chance of CKD?
What is 43%.
What are the two recent intestinal parasites added to our Fecal Dx test at Idexx Laboratories?
What is Flea Tapeworm antigen testing and Cystoisospora (Coccidia).
Describe Reticulocyte Hemoglobin.
Reticulocyte hemoglobin, a measure of the quality of the developing red blood cells in canines and felines. The reticulocyte hemoglobin measures iron availability in developing red blood cells. A decrease in reticulocyte hemoglobin can be seen with blood loss or inflammation in anemic and nonanemic patients.
1 in ? Cat's develop CKD. 1 in ? Dog's develop CKD. (2 answers)
What is 3 and 10.