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What is Blepharospasm? |
Squinting |
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What is photophobia? |
Sensitivity to light |
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Raising of the 3rd eyelid due to the eye retracting is called ______. |
Enophthalmos |
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Keratis is what? |
Inflammation of the cornea |
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Describe the oculorespiratory cardiac reflex. |
pushing or injecting in the eye can cause braycardia and respiratory depression. (lubricate the eye every 90 minutes). |
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This drug is a neuromuscular blocking agents, reduce extraocular muscle tone, and improves eye position. |
Pancuronium or Atracurium |
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What is entropion? |
Inward rolling of the eye |
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What can entropion cause? |
rubbing on the cornea by the skin and lashes which is painful and can create ulcerations and conjunctivitis. |
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True or False Entropion is most often an inherited disease and has breed dispositions. |
True (Shar pei, chow, st. bernard, rottie, great dane, bull mastiff, lab, english bulldog |
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True or False You can use both chlorohex and alcohol on the eye. |
False, |
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True or False You should vacuum around the eyes, never brush off and or adhesive rollers. |
False! You can suck up the eye |
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What is tacking? |
Young animals-help roll out the eye lid, not always curative |
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How would you cut an eyelid when doing repairs? |
Removal of a crescent shaped, or reverse D piece of skin and resuturing. (Caution, suture ends shouldn't be able to poke the eye). |
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What size suture should be used in eye surgery? |
5-0 or smaller |
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What are some post-op considerations when sending an animal home after entropion sx? |
E-collar may be helpful, typically sent home with a topical antibiotic w/ no steroids. |
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Which gland are masses most typically from? |
Meibomian glands (secrete oily portion of the tears) |
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True or False Meibomian gland adenoma is most often malignant in dogs and benign in cats. |
False, dogs are benign, cats are malignant |
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What is the most common eyelid neoplasia in the dog? |
meinomian gland adenoma |
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what is the most common eyelid neoplasia in cats? |
squamous cell carcinoma |
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True or False Some indications for eyelid mass removal surgery would be if the mass gets large, concern about malignancy, corneal irritation, the patient is traumatizing the mass, or for cosmetic reasons. |
True |
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Prolapse of the 3rd eyelid or nictating membrane is called ______. |
Cherry eye |
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True or False surgery for cherry eye involves making 2 incisions into the top eyelid, and inverting the gland so that it becomes buried in the conjunctival pocket. The 2 edges are then sutured together, and the knot buried so that it doesn't rub against the cornea. |
False Incisions are made into the 3rd eyelid |
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What is the likelihood of curing ear disease with TECA? |
92% |
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What type of anesthesia is utilized for a TECA? |
general anesthesia (an overnight stay at the hospital is required) |
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True or False After a TECA sx, an animal's hearing should get better. |
False, their hearing is typically no worse or better |
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Name 2 risks of TECA surgery |
infection, temporary facial nerve paralysis, skin disease at sx site |
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What is lateral ear canal resection? |
removal of the lateral ear canal to allow access to the horizontal canal. (doesn't prevent the occurrence of future ear problems and can sometimes make tx harder). |
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When is a lateral ear canal indicated? |
when the ear canal is strictured or if tumors are present. (also helps get air to the canal) ear meds will still be needed also |
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True or false The procedure for a lateral ear canal is an incision that is made on both sides of the vertical canal, where the skin is then reflected and the flap is turned down and sutured to make a drainboard. |
True |
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What will the owner need to be taught after a lateral ear canal sx? |
They'll need to be taught how to clean the ear. (Be aware of the ear drum) |
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Formation of a hematoma within the cartilage of the ear pinna that is usually caused by shaking the head due to an ear infection or other puritic conditions is called ______ |
aural hematomas |
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How would you treat aural hematomas? |
First, treat the underlying problem, most often surgery will be needed but the ear will heal if left alone (very painful though). |
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What should the owner know about treatment of aural hematomas? |
it is a frustrating condition to treat and will require work on their part. |
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What is the most common method to correct ear hematomas? |
Incision drainage |
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What type of sutures are placed to hold the ear together? |
Mattress sutures (will need to be left in for 3 weeks) |
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What are 2 breeds that are predisposed to cherry eye? |
cocker spaniel, bulldog, boston terrier, great dane, pugs |
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If you have a dog that is over 7 years old and presents for cherry eye, what is one thing that you should always keep in mind? |
Neoplasia should always be in the back of your mind. |
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Name 2 surgical procedures of the ear |
Lateral ear canal resection, vertical ear canal resection, ventral bulla osteotomy, total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA), aural hematoma |