Opthalmic Issues
What is it called when the eye is bulging out of the eye socket?
What is eye proptosis?
a congenital heart defect where a normal fetal blood vessel connecting the aorta and pulmonary artery fails to close after birth
What is PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus)?
What are 3 common things you can identify in an ear cytology?
A common external parasite in dogs, easily diagnosed by a skin scrape, that lives in hair follicles and typically looks like a cigar under the microscope
What is a demodex?
This common over-the-counter human pain reliever is highly toxic to cats because they lack the necessary glucuronyl transferase enzyme to metabolize it
What is acetaminophen (tylenol)?
What is it called when there is inflammation of the middle layer of the eye? Can cause severe pain, redness, light sensitivity and blurry vision, can be diagnosed with IOPs
What is uveitis?
congenital heart defect defined as an abnormal opening in the wall (septum) that separates the heart’s two upper chambers
What is an ASD (atrial septal defect)?
Name 3 common things you'll see in a blood smear?
What are: platelets, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (neutrophils, leukocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils).
What parasite causes lyme's disease? (be spcific)
deer tick (Ixodes scapularis)
A dog that has ingested anticoagulant rodenticide (rat bait) will be sent home with this specific vitamin as an antidote to prevent bleeding
What is Vitamin K1 (phytonadione)?
What is inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva due to inadequate tear production called?
What is KCS (keratoconjunctivitis)?
a congenital heart defect characterized by a narrowing of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) just beneath the aortic valve
What is sub-aortic stenosis?
When analyzing inflammation under the microscope, an increase in this cell type typically indicates an acute bacterial infection
What is a neutrophil?
This protozoan parasite lives in the small intestine, is highly zoonotic, and produces oocysts/cysts that are easily identified via direct fecal smear or zinc-sulfate flotation
What is Giardia?
a prescription, broad-spectrum antibiotic in the tetracycline class
What is doxycycline?
Often called the silent thief of sight, this diagnosis is typically associated with high fluid pressure inside the eye due to poor drainage. Can be diagnosed with IOPs
What is glaucoma?
A narrowing of the pulmonary valve, forcing the right side of the heart to work much harder to pump blood into the lungs
What is pulmonic stenosis?
This round cell tumor frequently exhibits a "fried egg" appearance with a round, centrally placed nucleus and a prominent, clear halo in the cytoplasm
What is a mast cell tumor?
What is the intermediate host and vector responsible for transmitting Dirofilaria immitis?
What is a mosquito?
An injectable prescription medication used to treat anemia caused by chronic kidney disease or certain cancer chemotherapy treatments. It belongs to a class of drugs called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) and works by signaling the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells
What is Darbepoetin?
Erythropoietin is also an acceptable answer
A severe, sight-threatening corneal ulcer where the cornea's outermost layers are eroded, leaving only a delicate membrane to prevent eye rupture.
What is a descemetocele?
This congenital "set of four" heart defect involves pulmonary stenosis, a ventricular septal defect, an overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy which lead to altered normal blood flow and low oxygen levels in the body.
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
If you see a slide with high numbers of neutrophils and find that some of them have engulfed dark, small bacteria, it indicates this process is occurring.
What is intracellular bacteria (phagocytosis/infection)?
Common name for Trichuris vulpis, a gastrointestinal parasite often diagnosed via a football-shaped ova on a fecal flotation.
What is Whipworm?
a powerful prescription aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat severe, life-threatening bacterial infections. It works by halting protein synthesis, ultimately killing susceptible bacteria. Must check renal values before each administration?
What is amikacin?