Canine Pathophysiology
Inflammation of the cornea (anterior surface of the eye). Corneal ulcer.
What is Keratitis?
A mass in ear canal is a Ceruminous (ear wax) gland tumor or this.
What is Inflammatory Polyp?
When treating a dairy cow with this, always check the udder.
What is Bovine mastitis?
A breed of English Racehorse.
What is Thoroughbred?
What is Hemoglobin?
Chronic, Superficial Keratoconjunctivitis most common in German Shepherds.
What is German Shepherd Pannus?
What is Eosinophilic granuloma complex?
This has been eradicated in most states and causes late abortions (6-7 months) in first calf heifers.
What is Brucellosis?
Horses infected with this must be euthanized.
What is Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)?
This is a component of phospholipid membranes.
What is Arachidonic Acid?
This originates in the oral cavity, feet, and perianal region and is commonly malignant melanomas.
What is Pigmented skin growths (tumors)?
This is caused by factors such as hyperthyroidism and genetic defects in cardiac muscle.
What is Feline Cardiac Hypertrophy?
This often occurs following parturition with the creation of "additional space" in the abdominal cavity and on auscultation, a pinging sound can be heard.
What is Left Displacement of the Abomasum?
This is one of the most common respiratory diseases in the horse.
What is Influenza?
Connective tissue cells that synthesize collagen fibers.
What are fibroblasts (or fibrocytes)?
The vascular coat lying between the sclera and retina, includes: iris, ciliary body, and choroid.
What is Uvea?
This disease begins when the cat stops eating (anorexia) and must mobilize lipids from fat deposits for energy.
What is Feline hepatic lipidosis syndrome?
This person refused to brand his cattle in the 1800s.
Who is Samuel Augustus Maverick?
Vaccines are available against this and it is also called the "sleeping sickness."
What is Encephalomyelitis?
This zone of the adrenal cortex secretes glucorticoids (cortisol).
What is Zona fasciculata?
This is the proper name for dry eye.
What is Keratoconjunctivitis sicca?
This attacks rapidly dividing cells in the bone marrow, lymphoid tissue, and intestines and is persistent in the environment.
What is Feline parvovirus (panleukopenia)?
This produces a zinc-binding metalloprotease that cleaves specific proteins in synaptic vesicles at motor endplates preventing the release of acetylcholine and resulting in a flaccid paralysis.
What is Clostridium tetani and Clostridium botulinum?
This is limited to the Western Hemisphere (USA) and is transmitted by biting insects, so outbreaks are in summer.
What is Equine Vesicular Stomatitis?
A person takes mega doses of NSAIDS (ibuprofen) for back pain, they are at risk for developing this.
What is renal papillary necrosis?