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| What commonly given beta lactam is only given IM in horses? |
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| What AB is commonly given to foals but never to adult horses? |
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| What two ABs used in adult horses should NEVER be given IM? |
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| Tetracyclines, Enrofloxacin |
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| What two bad bacteria are considered culprits in antibiotic associated enterocolitis in horses |
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| C. perfringens; Salmonella |
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| What group of ABs can be given to adult horses just NEVER orally |
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| what suffix in antibiotic names should you avoid altogether in adult horses |
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| most surgeries in this hopsital are in the group for "moderate" antibiotic prophylaxis which has -a- hours prio to and -b- hours post surgery |
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| Iatrogneic septic arthritis in horses is probably which bacterial species? |
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| hematogenous septic arthritis is commone in (adults/foals) and is usually at least due to this bacterial species_____. |
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| What route of antibiotic therapy is warranted for septic arthritis in horses and for how long? |
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| systemic + local at least a week |
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| you got a realy stinky peritoneal abscess in a horse- what kind of bacteria do you definitiely need to cover in your therapy? |
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| Peritonitis can be secondary to a systemic bacterial infection where these two species are more common in adults: ______, _________ and in foals: _________ |
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| Strep equi and corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; Rhodococcus equi |
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| Three main causes for enteritis/colitis in adult horses here in TN; what's a fourth for a foal? |
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| Salmonella; PHF; Clostridial; Lawsonia |
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| You have an adult horse come in with diarrhea. You collect samples for culture but before you get results you immediately start empirical therapy which includes up to 6 different things which are: |
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| fluids; NSAIDs; bio sponge; polymixin B; antimicrobials; transfaunation yogurt slurry |
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| You have an adult horse come in with diarrhea. You collect samples for culture but before you get results you immediately start empirical therapy which includes these two antimicrobials: |
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| metronidazole; oxytetracycline |
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| A foal has a Lawsonia infection which is intracellular- therefore these two antibiotics together are a good choice- esp if you know there is no concurrent R. equi |
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| IV Oxytetracycline + oral Chloramphenicol |
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| What does supportive care entail for a pneumonia horse? |
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| reduced dust and air pollution in local env |
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| In a horse, no matter if the pneumonia is viral or bacterial you should always treat a minimum ___ weeks |
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| Which produces a higher fever in a horse- viral or bacterial pneumonia |
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| Rhodococcus equi is more common in neonates or older foals |
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Most common bacerial cuase of pneumonia in:
a. neonates
b. older foals
c. adult horses |
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a. E. coli
b. Strep zooepidemicus/Rhodococcus equi
c. Strep zooepidemicus |
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| 1 month old foal is being treated for Rhodococcus equi and has now developed high fever. what's happening? |
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| idiosyncratic hyperthermia with Erythromycin/Rifampin tx |
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| With equine strangles ( strep equi) which group of horses on a farm do NOT get treatment |
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| ones with lymphnode abcesses w/o systemic signs |
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| When considering pharmacological differences in neonate foals remember that they have a larger ______ and lower ______. |
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| Avoid this route of administration for antibiotics in neonate foals |
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| what's pretty much the only indication for topical hydrocortisone on the eye? |
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| which steroid is the only one that has an ointment form and is therefore frequently used for eyes |
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| Important to always give this drug systemically to any horse with an ulcer |
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| What does flubiprofen inhibit |
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| what might you use in place of steroids when you have anterior uveitis but also a corneal ulcer |
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| When is ciprofloxacin indicated in ocular disease? |
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| when infection present or suspected |
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| is presence of a melting ulcer justification to use cipro? |
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| Cefazolin is great for gram+ corneal infections, however, if you want broad spectrum coverage that includes Gram -, you can add in one of these two ABs: |
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| Oxytetracycline is bacterio__a____ and therefore need to keep administering _____ weeks after resolution clinical signs in ocular dz. |
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| Topical antibiotic that should always be used prophylactically with corneal ulcers |
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| triple (neo/poly/bacitracin) |
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| this AB is great for gram + corneal infections or for stromal abscesses in horses |
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| what's a common treatment for Moraxella bovis? |
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| You need to wait ____min between each eye drop because of increased ______ when too many drop given at once. |
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| how much of an oinment should be administered at any one time to give a good coverage? |
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| if you suspect or are worried about a corneal perforation, stay away from using this type of topical drug: |
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| Which is a quicker onset of action? Atropine or Tropicamide |
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| tropicamide: parasympatho (mimetic or lytic) |
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| Two good reasons to give atropine in a miotic eye |
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| prevent senechiae; help with pain |
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| thiese drug are not only good for immune mediated disease, but they also help keep cornea healthy by increasing goblet cell production etc |
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| treatment and likely org for uncomplicated pyoderma- cheap option |
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| bite wounds and skin abscess tx and what org targeting from cat bite |
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| PELTC dont give to small animals |
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| penicillin, erythromycin, lincomycin, tetracyclines, cephalopspoins |
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| how to tx pasturella in rabbits |
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| baytril or TMS maybe chloramphincol- penicillins if need to but prob is need to tx agressively- if have abscess- f****k |
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