animal diseases final exam

ACL injury

injury to main ligament of knee

definitive host

host that harbors adult, mature, or sexual stages of a parasite

diagnostic stage

stage at which the organism can be detected

3rd larval stage

most common infective stage

direct life cycle

no intermediate host

indirect life cycle

has an intermediate host

scolex

head of tapeworm

neck

short undifferentiated tissue of tapeworm

strobila

body of tapeworm

eucestodes

true tapeworms

immature proglottid

is closest to the head

mature proglottid

sexually mature

gravid proglottid

break off and pass out of the body

agglutination

clumping of red blood cells

allergic dermatitis

hypersensitivity reaction of skin

anaphylaxis

sudden severe allergic reaction

alveoli

air sacs where oxygen and CO2 exchange occurs

ancylostoma

hookworms; cause bloody diarrhea, pale MM, anemia in puppies and kittens

anemia in pigs

caused by iron deficiency

anuria

not urinating

arachnids

spiders, ticks, mites

arrhythmia

irregular heart beat or rhythm

arthritis

inflamed joints

ascarids

roundworms

asystole

heart not beating

auscultation

listening with a stethoscope

Barber Pole Worm

deadly resistant nematode of ruminants

benign

tumor unlikely to spread

borborygmus

abdominal noises heard in ruminants

canine distemper

neurologic and respiratory virus in puppies

hypocapnia

low CO2

incontinence

can’t control urination and defecation

interdigital phlegmon

caused by fusobacterium necrophorum

intermediate host

has larval or immature stages of parasite

IVDD

intervertebral disc disease

joint ill

bacterial infection of joints of large animals

laminitis

inflammation of lamina

lipemia

having milky white serum from excessive lipids

malignant

aggressive tumors that attack healthy tissue and spread

mastication

chewing

meningeal/brain worms

parasites of deer that can affect large animals

metabolic alkalosis

high blood pH from metabolic cause

metastasis

spreading of tumor from one area to another

myelopathy

disease of spinal cord

necrotic

dead tissue

nephrons

kidney cells

neuropathy

diseases of nerves

nystagmus

involuntary eye movements

osteosarcoma

malignant bone tumor

parenthetic host

host where organism doesn’t progress to next stage in life cycle

paresis

can’t move

pericardialcentesis

removing fluid from around heart with needle and syringe

perigonimus kellicottii

lung fluke of dogs

peristalsis

intestinal movements

polyphagia

increased eating

prehension

grasping food

prepatent

time before a disease can be detected

proglottids

body segments of tapeworms like dipylidium caninum can be found in bedding

prolapsed vagina

vagina is out, complication of parturition or birth

prolapsed uterus

uterus is out, complication of parturition or birth

protozoan

unicellular organism

ptyalism

hyper salivation

retained placenta

when placenta is not passed; complication of parturition or birth

respiratory acidosis

low blood pH caused by respiratory condition

respiratory alkalosis

high blood pH caused by respiratory condition

sarcoptes

zoonotic mange mite, causes pruritis

scrapie

pruritis, neurologic causes; caused by prion

segments of small intestine in order

duodenum, jejunum, ileum

septicemia

bacteria and their toxins present in blood stream

sequella

condition that develops as consequence of disease

snuffles

upper resp. condition in rabbits; caused by pasteurella

stongylus

large animal nematodes

thrush

caused by fusobacterium necrophorum

toxocara (canis, cati, leonine)

ascarids or roundworms of dogs and cats

trematodes

flukes

trichuris

whipworms, imbed themselves in intestinal lining

typhlitis

inflamed cecum in horses; enlarged cecum

ureters

carry urine from kidney to bladder

urethra

from bladder to outside of body

valgal and varus

angular limb deformities

visceral larval migrans

larval stages of parasites in body tissues

vector diseases of the tick

anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, ehrlichia

wobblers syndrome

instability in cervical spine

borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme disease; transmitted by deer tick or black legged tick

bronchoscopy

looking at bronchus with camera

CAPC

companion animal parasite counsel

carpine arthritis encephalitis

joint and neurological disease caused by virus

cestodes

adult tapeworms

cholecystic

anything referring to gallbladder

chondopathy

disease in cartilage

compound fracture

bone is poking the skin

constipation

difficult to pass stool

corophagia

eating feces

cirrosis

permanent scarring of liver

clostridium tetani

cause of tetanus and lock jaw

CRT

capillary refill time

cutaneous larval migrans

when hookworms enter feet or other areas of the skin

cystotomy

surgical incision into the bladder

deglutition

swallowing

demodex

possible cause of mange in puppies and kittens