STUDY GUIDES - CASE PRESENTATIONS FOR SMALL ANIMAL THERIOGENOLOGY
1) "Aurora" - Pyometra
- How do you determine if the cervix is open or closed? What are the implications in clinical presentation and treatment options in open versus closed cervix pyometra?
- What is the significance of PU/PD as a clinical presentation in dogs with pyometra?
- What diagnostic test findings are definitive for pyometra?
- What is the preferred treatment? Why?
2) "Dempsey" - Cryptorchidism
- At what age can you definitively diagnose cryptorchidism? Why?
- Describe normal testicular descent.
- How do you explain why one veterinarian may palpate two testes in the dog's scrotum and another veterinarian can palpate only one?
- What medical therapies are available? What are the pros and cons of medical therapy?
3) "Scamper" - Prostate disease
- What diagnostic test findings allow you to differentiate benign prostatic hypertrophy from prostatitis or neoplasia?
- What is the relationship between urinary tract disease and prostate disease?
- Describe treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostatitis, and prostatic neoplasia.
4) "Bitsy" - Dystocia
- What is the significance of the green-black vulvar discharge?
- What are the pros and cons of radiographs and ultrasound for dystocia diagnosis and treatment planning?
- How do you decide whether to use oxytocin or go to surgery (C-section)?
- What dose of oxytocin do you use? How do you know it's working? How many doses do you give?
5) "Ladybird" - Vaginitis
- How do you localize urinary tract disease versus vaginal disease?
- Is infection in vaginitis primary or is it secondary? If it is secondary, what is the primary disease?
- Where do vaginal anomalies usually form? What is the embryologic basis for this?
- Describe use of phenylpropanolamine (PPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) for treatment. Why do these therapies work? What other treatments are commonly used?