Endocrine
What is the test of choice for hypoadrenocorticism?
ACTH Stim
All blood from the gastrointestinal tract drains into the _____ for detoxification in the liver
portal vein
Diamond skin lesions (Porcine)
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathie
What do you give for VPC's
Lidocaine
What is the indication for treating ? There are 3
What is Oleander
It is a potent cardiac glycoside that alters sodium-potassium ATPase leading to altered excitability
What are 4 clinical signs for cushings in dogs?
PU/PD/ Panting/ Polyphagia
Pendulous belly/ pyoderma/ thin skin
What structure can be affected via dehorning cattle?
Frontal sinus
Aqueous flare (Feline)
Feline anterior uveitis
What can you treat hookworms with
Pyrantel (Strongid)
What toxin blocks acetylcholine release by binding the presynaptic membrane
Botulism
What are two main reasons for diabetes mellitus?
inadequate insulin production or peripheral insulin resistance
What are pterylae (Birds)
Feathered areas
Dendritic Ulcers (Feline)
Feline Herpes Virus 1
Weird side effect of metoclopramide in dogs!
Head bobbing
Toxin which causes hyperestrogenism and pseudopregnancy in pigs? What type of toxin is it?
Zearalenone / Mycotoxin
What is the most common cause of hypercholesterolemia in the dog
Hypothyroidism
What two structures are involved in sidebone? (Equine question)
ossification of the alar cartilage of the coffin bone
Brain Lesion in cow shows micro abscesses
listeriosis
Drug which can be used to help evaluate for laryngeal paralysis
Doxapram
What does yellow star thistle cause in a horse?
nigropalladial encephalomalacia
What is the primary goal of the initial treatment of DKA?
Primary goal of initial treatment is correction of the acidosis/ electrolyte abnormalities/ and hyperosmolality
What has the most refracting power in the eye?
The Cornea
subendocardial hemorrhage at the base of the pulmonary artery is considered by most to be a pathognomonic lesion.
Bluetounge
What does sulfa drugs cause
KCS
What do mothballs cause?
Heinz body anemia - also
methemoglobinemia, vomiting, and seizures.