Assignment #7
Case studies for your review on this website: #20, #21
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READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND ANSWER COMPLETELY.
1) For benign prostatic hypertrophy / hyperplasia (BPH), describe three (3) medical or surgical treatments, including mechanism of action. Which therapy is best?
2) You are referred a 9 year old intact male Standard Poodle with a complaint of poor semen quality. Work-up at the referring DVM's clinic included ultrasound-guided aspiration of the prostate for cytology and culture; the pathology report listed benign prostatic hypertrophy with overlying inflammation as the diagnosis and culture revealed 3+ growth of beta-hemolytic Streptococcus sp. The referring DVM dispensed amoxicillin, to which the organism was reported to be sensitive, but semen quality has not improved in the 2 weeks since treatment was instituted. Can you explain this apparent treatment failure? What is your plan for this dog? Include plans for long-term follow-up.
3) Is semen deposited in the vagina or in the uterus of the dog during natural service? How do we know?
4) You are presented with a 6 year old intact female Siberian Husky who is to be inseminated with frozen semen. What are the pros and cons of use of frozen semen versus fresh semen? On October 15, her serum progesterone concentration is 8.8 ng/ml. On what date will you inseminate her? Describe the insemination technique you will use.
5) Please write and correctly answer one (1) essay question on one of the topics included in this section.