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VT 245
Midterm
Question | Answer |
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inflammation of the kidney that goes into the pelvis | pyelo nephritis |
pelvis | pyelo |
excess urea and nitrogenous waste in the blood | azotemia |
most common urinary disease in cats | feline sterile cystitis |
this urinary dz happens in time of stress | sterile cystitis |
diet change and no antibiotics since it's not bacterial | sterile cystitis |
hematuria, stranguria, inappropriate elimination | sterile cystitis |
most common disease in dogs | canine infectious cystitis |
happens more in female dogs, uroliths common cause (struvite) | canine infectious cystitis |
urinary obstruction tx | sedate cat, tomcat catheter, evacuate urethra into bladder, give fluids, keep to monitor, change diet |
acidifying diet to get rid of which crystals | struvite |
males get this crystal more commonly | calcium oxalate |
most common disease in older cats | chronic renal disease |
phenylpropanalamine or des tx what | incontinence in spayed females |
common urinary neoplasia | transitional cell carcinoma |
hidden blood in the urine - can see it on urinalysis | occult hematuria |
three functions of the kidney | filtration, regulates blood pressure, promotes production of RBCs |
three types of uroliths | reno, uretero, cysto |
increased frequency of urination (usually small amounts) | pollakiuria |
inability to hold urine or control urine flow | incontinence |
B cells | bone marrow |
T cells | from marrow into thymus |
term for prevention | prophylaxis |