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| How would you diagnose eclampsia? |
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History: must have given birth within the past 1-4 weeks.
Biochemistry panel: you would see hypocalcemia. |
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| What drug would be used to treat eclampsia and how can it be given? |
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| Calcium gluconate. Slow IV drip, SQ, PO. |
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| Bacterial infection of the mammary gland. |
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| How would you treat mastitis? |
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| Systemic antibiotics, apply warm compresses, bottle feed neonates. |
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| Bacterial uterine infection associated with postpartum period. |
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| What is the most common cause of metritis? |
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| Bacteria ascend through the open cervix. |
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| Stimulates the uterus to contract. |
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| What is the surgical treatment for metritis? |
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| Describe pyometra and cystic endometrial hyperplasia. How are the conditions linked? |
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Pyometra: Bacterial infection of the uterus secondary to cystic endometrial hyperplasia.
Cystic endometrial hyperplasia: a hormonally mediated, progressive change to the uterine lining. |
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| False pregnancy: maternal behavior and physical signs when the animal is not actually pregnant. |
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| List 3 signs of pseudocyesis. |
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| Nesting, mothering, restlessness, abdominal distension, mammary enlargement, vomiting, anorexia. |
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| What is vaginal hyperplasia? |
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Definition
| Protrusion of tissue from the vulva during proestrus or estrus. |
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| What are 3 clinical signs of vaginal hyperplasia? |
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Definition
| Licking at vulva, dysuria, protrusion of tissue from vulva. |
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| What are 3 causes of vaginitis? |
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Definition
| Forgien body, urinary tract infection, congenital anatomical defect leading to contamination. |
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| What is the prognosis for prepubertal vaginitis? |
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| Resolves without treatment. |
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| How is prostatic hypertrophy prevented? |
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| Inflammation of the testicles. |
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| What are 2 causes of orchitis? |
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Definition
| Scrotal trauma, brucella canis |
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| What is the prognosis for fertility in an animal with orchitis? |
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Definition
| The animal most likely wont be fertile. |
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Definition
| abnormally small preputial orfice. |
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Definition
| Inflammation of the penis. |
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| How would phimosis be treated? |
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Definition
| Surgical enlargement of the preputial orfice. |
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| The penis protrudes from the preputial orfice and cannot be retracted to its normal position. |
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| What are 2 causes of paraphimosis? |
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Definition
| Hair trapped against the surface of the penis. related to erection/copulation. |
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| When is paraphimosis normal? |
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Definition
| For a short time after breeding. |
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Definition
| incomplete decent of one or both testicles into the scrotum. |
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| What is the treatment for cryptorchidism? |
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Definition
| Removal of both of the testicles. |
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| What is the prognosis for an animal with cryptorchidism? |
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Definition
| The pet is 10 times more likely to get testicular cancer. |
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| The testicles are usually fully descended at what age? |
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