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VT 245
Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |