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LAMS Test 1
Catsro etc
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Veterinary Medicine
Graduate
01/10/2015

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What is a very important reason, according to castro, that conformation is important in horses
Definition
Conformation determines the way it moves
Term
Why is bad comfrmation more commonly passed down from dam versus stallion?
Definition
Because lame dams may be retried for breeding and stallions are only chosen if excellent
Term
Which is preferable for good conformation:

body longer than height at shoulders
body shorter than height at shoulders
Definition
Longer
Term
Overriding dorsal spinous processes may result from what kind of conformation in horses?
Definition
Short-backed
Term
The forelimbs normally bear ____% of weight in horses
Definition
60-65
Term
The length of a horse's stride is directly related to the length of the _________.
Definition
Shoulders
Term
(Shorter/Longer) Metacarpals and metatarsals produce a longer stride
Definition
Shorter
Term
You see a young horse with a taller behind than front- what are they predisposed to
Definition
Prob nothing- normal in young horse
Term
You see an adult horse with a taller behind than front- what are they predisposed to
Definition
forelimb lameness
Term
An upright pastern can make a horse prone to these three foot problems:
Definition
1. Navicular Disease
2. Ringbone
3. Heel Soreness
Term
If the pastern-foot axis in not stright and pastern axis is actually lower than the hoof axis, which joint receives strain?
Definition
Fetlock
Term
Long toes can help horses get traction when racing in the dirt, however this predisposes to fractures in the____ and soreness in the ____
Definition
Carpus; heel
Term
You may be a ble to fix a club foot by transecting the DDF but there may already be a lot of damage to _____
Definition
P3
Term
clubfoot is deinfed as a flexural deformity that results in a foot axis > ____degrees
Definition
60
Term
Toed-In conformatino or pigeon toed is usually seen with base (narrow/wide) conformation
Definition
Base narrow
Term
Toed-in conformation predisposes to osteoarthritis of the ____ joint
Definition
Interphalangeal
Term
Horses tend to wing-in with a toed (in/out) conformation
Definition
Toed-out
Term
Which two conformation can result in the horse "plaiting" or placing one forefoot directly in front of the other
Definition
Toed-out; Base narrow
Term
Toed (In/out) may be desirab;e if just slight
Definition
Toed-out
Term
In-at-the-knee is also known as carpus ____
Definition
Valgus
Term
Out-at-the-knee is also known as carpus _____
Definition
Varus
Term
___at the knee may predispose to splints
Definition
In at the knee
Term
____at the knee is pretty bad and predisposes to some -it is conditions
Definition
Out at the knee
Term
Out at the knee predisposes to osteoarthritis of these two areas
Definition
carpus
fetlock
Term
Out at the knee predisposes to desmitis of the ____
Definition
Lateral suspensory branch
Term
You could treat this condition with a superior check ligament desmotomy but in older horses castro wouldn't bother
Definition
Over at the knee
Term
Conformation faults are usually more problematic in (fore/hind) limbs
Definition
forelimbs
Term
Straight behind conformation has larger angles of which two joints?
Definition
stifle fetlock
Term
smaller than normal hock angle (<53 deg) is called a ____ conformation
Definition
Sickle-hocked
Term
Whick hindlimb comformation rarely causes problems:

Cow-hocked
or bow legged?
Definition
Bow-legged
Term
T/F You can never go wrong with cold hydrotherapy
Definition
True
Term
Cold hydrotherapy will work if you make sure actually
Definition
Get the tissues cooled
Term
This steroid is best used for a low motion joint
Definition
methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol)
Term
This steroid can be used in a high motion joint
Definition
triamcinalone (Vetalog)
Term
Know the four problematic side effects of NSAIDs
Definition
Nephrotoxicity
GI Ulcers
Blood Dyscrasias
Allergic rxn
Term
Why should you handle phenylbutazone with care?
Definition
Aplastic anemia in people
Term
If you are stuck in traffic and your client needs to administer flunixin but only has the injectable form- what should hey do?
Definition
Give it orally- dont risk injection site nastiness
Term
if worried about gi ulceration in a patient you are giving flunixin.... what should you be monitoring?
Definition
stool consistency
Total protein
Term
How does castro taper But (phenylbutazone) so as to lessen potential sideffects
Definition
Give max dose first day and halve it second dose- then continue decreasing
or 5 days on 2 days off
Term
This product castro definitely recommends for topical use on a case of desmitis. Owner should double glove
Definition
Surpass (diclofenac sodium)
Term
Before you give DMSO IV you need to ______
Definition
Dilute it
Term
This product is great given twice a day for myositis or "tying up"- remember though it is excreted through the lungs and gives a gross garlic smell ewww
Definition
DMSO
Term
This is a product usually only prescribed by owners themselves for arthritis- maybe it works?
Definition
MSM
Term
Legend(hyaluronic Acid) or Adequan(glycosaminoglycans): Horses with sinovitis respond great to this product intraarticular
Definition
Legend Hyaluronic Acid
Term
If injecting a high motion joint you should add this to your steroid for IA injection... prob doesnt help much if a low motion joint
Definition
Legend Hyaluronic Acid
Term
Legend(hyaluronic Acid) or Adequan(glycosaminoglycans):
Good for older horses with osteoarthritis
Definition
Adequan
Term
Legend(hyaluronic Acid) or Adequan(glycosaminoglycans
younger horse
Definition
Legend Hyaluronic Acid
Term
Legend(hyaluronic Acid) or Adequan(glycosaminoglycans
older horse
Definition
Adequan
Term
Loading dose for Adequan
Definition
4 doses 4 days apart
Term
This product doesnt have analgesic effect but its vasodilatory effects make it good for acute laminits
Definition
Acepromazine
Term
The walk is a 4 beat gait- list the sequence
Definition
left hind
left fore
right hind
right fore
Term
speed of the walk is ____ mph
Definition
4
Term
whats the stride length of the walk in feet?
Definition
5-6
Term
It is easier normally to dx lameness at the (walk/trot)
Definition
Trot
Term
To dx a lameness you want to trot as (slow/fast) as possible
Definition
Slow
Term
When evaluating a gait- look for flexion of the forelimb to look like a___________
Definition
Inverted C
Term
Stride length of a canter in feet
Definition
12-14
Term
A gallop is a 4 beat gait with a suspension phase- list the sequence before the suspension
Definition
left hind
right hind
left fore
right fore
Term
What is important about weight bearing in the gallop
Definition
All weight of horse on one foot
Term
stride length in feet for a gallop
Definition
28
Term
5 parts to a horse's stride
Definition
Landing
Loading
Stance
Breakover
Swing
Term
At which phase of a horse's stride does the fetlock reach lowest point?
Definition
Loading
Term
Name a situation castro mentioned in which you HAVE to radiograph both sides
Definition
Subchondral bone cysts of the medial femoral condyle
Term
When you see a straight fracture through the accessory carpal bone- you might think what kind of work is being done with the horse
Definition
Jumping
Term
If a horse steps on a nail you must do this dx technique
Definition
Contrast radiograph
Term
If you still see an OC-like lesion in the stifle- by this age (in months)- you can now start to worry...
Definition
8
Term
Which of the common joints for OC has the worst prognosis?

Stifle
Hock
Fetlock
Definition
Stifle
Term
Two ways Castro said are acceptable to treat an OC cyst in the stifle are either:

1. Inject _____ into the lesion with a spinal needle
2. Insert a ______ across the lesion
Definition
1. triamcinalone (Vetalog)
2. Screw
Term
Common- a young painful horse with a resulting flexural deformity
Definition
Physitis
Term
If you want to put an extension on a foot to help carpus VALGUS- do you put the extension on the inside/outside of the foot
Definition
Inside ( opposite if what you would think)
Term
For growth retardation for an angular limb deformity, is it easier in the carpus or tarsus?
Definition
Carpus
Term
How do you cause growth retardation for an angular limb deformity? (two ways) - which does he prefer because of risk of overcorrection?
Definition
single screw across physis w/o getting into joint
wire connecting two screws across physis*
Term
Does periosteal stripping/elevation (PE) cause growth retardation or acceleration?
Definition
Acceleration
Term
When put in a growth retardation implant/wire how often do you need to check progress
Definition
Weekly
Term
With flexural deformities you can have laxity or contracture. Which situation is bandaging INDICATED
Definition
Contracture
Term
Tx of choice for cuboidal bone disease
Definition
Rest
Term
Tx for metacarpophalangeal contracture
Definition
Super check ligament desmotomy - I think
Term
An Inferior check ligament desmotomy treats what foot flexural deformity?
Definition
Club-footed
Term
High motion joints according to Castro ( 3 of them)
Definition
Tarsocrural (Hock?)
Femorotibial (Stifle)
Metacarpophalangeal (Fetlock?)
Term
Hyaline cartilage is type ____ collagen
Definition
II
Term
Cartliage is mostly (upto 99%) _______
Definition
Extracellular Matrix
Term
Damage to cartilage is repaired and becomes ______
Definition
Fibroelastic
Term
Micropicking is used to help cartilage repair by supplying:
Definition
Blood vessels: stem cells
Term
The synovial membrane secretes ___
Definition
Hyaluronic Acid
Term
Subastnces larger than a MW of _____ will not get through the synovial membrane
Definition
60,000
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