LECTURE QUESTIONS parts 1 & 2
DISEASES OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
1. What is the largest organ system in the body? _________________________________________
2. What are the 3 main layers of the skin?
a. __________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
i. The hypodermis stores____________________________
3. The animal’s skin has many functions:
a. _____________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
f. _______________________________________________________________________
g. ________________________________________________________________________
h. ________________________________________________________________________
i. ________________________________________________________________________
j. ________________________________________________________________________
k. ________________________________________________________________________
l. ________________________________________________________________________
m. ________________________________________________________________________
ECTOPARASITES
4. What is the scientific name of the ear mite? __________________________________________
5. Where does the mite typically live and what does it eat? _______________________________
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6. What clinical signs would be seen in a cat with ear mites?________________________________
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7. Describe how to diagnose a patient with ear mites: ____________________________________
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8. What should technicians do before applying a miticide to the ear canal for treatment? _______
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9. Name 3 products that can be used to treat ear mites:
a. __________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________
10. Is this ectoparasite contagious to other animals? ______________
FLEAS
11. What is the scientific name of the cat flea? ___________________________________________
12. Animals suffering from flea allergy dermatitis are allergic to the _______________ of fleas.
13. What internal parasite is transmitted by fleas? ________________________________________
14. What are the common areas on the skin affected by flea bites? ___________________________
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15. Why do animals with fleas have pepper-like granules in the haircoat? What is this and how can
you test it? _____________________________________________________________________
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16. Some flea medications are given topically and some are given ___________________________
17. Systemic flea medications include:
a. _____________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________________
18. Where do fleas spend most of their life cycle? _______________________________________
19. Aside from treating the pet, what else should clients do to free the environment for fleas?
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TICKS
20. What are the ways that ticks can injure animals?
a. _____________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________
21. Some Ixodes ticks have a ________________ found in the saliva that produces a disease called
____________________________________________________________________________
22. Describe the best process for removing a tick:_______________________________________
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23. What should you never do when attempting to remove a tick? _________________________
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24. Do ticks feed on humans? ______________________________
MANGE
25. What are the 3 types of mange seen in the dog and cat?
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
26. What is the scientific name of the mite that causes demodectic mange? ____________________
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27. Where on the dog does the demodectic mite live? _____________________________________
28. Which animals are most at risk for demodectic mange? _________________________________
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29. Where are the most common locations of alopecia in dogs with demodex? _________________
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30. What is an important distinguishing characteristic of demodectic mange from other types of
mange? ___________________________________________________________________
31. What is the shape of the demodex mite? ______________________________________
32. What is the goal of treatment? ________________________________________________
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33. What is the scientific name of the mite that causes scabies? _________________________
34. What is the shape of the sarcoptic mite? ___________________________________________
35. Where on the skin does the sarcoptic mite live? _______________________________________
36. Sarcoptes is extremely pruritic. What does this mean? _________________________________
___________________________________
37. What are some things to remember about getting a proper diagnosis of this disease? ________
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38. Is sarcoptes contagious to other animals? ____________Is it zoonotic?_____________________
39. What is the scientific name of the mite that infects cats? ________________________________
40. What are some treatments for this condition? ________________________________________
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LECTURE QUESTIONS PTS. 3 & 4
DISEASES OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
CHEYLETTIELLA
1. What species are affected by this mite?______________________________________________
2. Is this a burrowing mite or a non-burrowing mite?_____________________________________
a. Where does it live on the skin?______________________________________________
3. What is another common name for this condition?_____________________________________
4. Is this mite zoonotic?_____________________________________________________________
5. How is Cheyletiella treated?_______________________________________________________
CUTEREBRA “WARBLES”
6. Describe the life cycle of the cuterebra fly: ___________________________________________
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7. How is this condition typically diagnosed? ____________________________________________
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8. How should the parasite be removed? _______________________________________________
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_ _____________________________________________________________________________
MYIASIS (MAGGOTS)
9. Maggots are fly larvae from what kind of fly? _________________________________________
a. The eggs are often laid in where? ____________________________________________
__________________________
10. What 2 things may predispose an animal to this problem? ______________________________
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11. How can owners prevent this condition? _____________________________________________
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LICE
12. Lice are typically found on what type of animal? ______________________________________
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a. Because of this lice are said to be a disease of __________________________________
13. What are some clinical signs in animals with lice? ___________________________________
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14. Is this zoonotic?_______________________________________________________________
a. Can dogs get lice from their human? _________________________________
SUPERFICIAL DERMATOMYCOSES
15. What are the 3 species of fungi typically causing disease in the dog and cat?
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
d. Which species is the most commonly isolated in the dog and cat? _______________
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16. Describe the look and location of lesions of dermatophytosis: ________________________
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17. How does a Wood’s light aid in the diagnosis of dermatophytes? _______________________
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18. What is the most accurate method of diagnosis? ____________________________________
a. What is the expected color change in positive cultures? __________________________
b. What is the proper procedure for checking and storing the dermatophyte cuture
medium? ______________________________________________________________
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19. What are some recommended treatments for localized lesions of ringworm? _______________
______________________________________________________________________________
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20. Is it advisable to clip the patient’s hair as part of treatment? _____________________________
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21. What are the recommended treatments for generalized lesions? _________________________
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22. Is this condition zoonotic? ________________________________________________________
PYODERMAS
23. Define pyoderma______________________________________________________________
24. Acute Moist Dermatitis is the proper name for _______________________________________
25. Describe “hot spot” lesions________________________________________________________
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26. What type dog is predisposed to this condition? ______________________________________
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27. What time of year is this condition most common? _____________________________________
28. What are the 5 main aspects of treatment?
a. ______________________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
29. Impetigo is related to _____________________________, _________________________, and
________________________________________________
30. What organism is the usual cause for impetigo? _______________________________________
31. What are 4 main aspects of treatment?
a. _______________________________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________
32. Is impetigo contagious to other dogs or humans? _______________________________
33. Does acne tend to be a chronic problem in dogs or cats? ___________________________
34. What are the clinical signs of acne? ________________________________________________
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35. What are some recommended treatments for acne? __________________________________
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36. What are the most common locations for skin fold pyoderma? __________________________
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37. How do skin folds create an environment for secondary bacterial infections? _______________
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38. What are the recommended treatments for this condition? ______________________________
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39. What is the only real cure for this problem? __________________________________________
40. Deep pyodermas may occur in animals with some degree of ____________________________
or ___________________________________
41. What are some conditions that cause a deep pyoderma? ________________________________
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42. How long is treatment recommended for deep pyodermas?___________________________
LECTURE QUESTIONS PT. 5 & 6
DISEASES OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
ANAL GLANDS
43. What are the most commonly seen anal sac problems?
a. ___________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
44. Where are the anal sacs located? _________________________________________________
45. What are the sacs lined with and what is the purpose of these glands? ____________________
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46. How would a client know if their pet had problems with the anal sacs? ____________________
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47. What are the important points of anal sac disease treatment:
a. __________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________________
e. ____________________________________________________________________
f. ____________________________________________________________________
TUMORS OF THE SKIN
48. Define tumor_______________________________________________________________
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49. Define malignant______________________________________________________
benign_____________________________________________________________
50. Malignant tumors of the skin are ___________________________ which are of epithelial origin.
51. Sarcomas are of___________________________ origin.
52. Which breeds tend to be more susceptible to tumor development? ______________________
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53. Are histiocytomas benign or malignant?______________________________________________
54. Do histiocytomas occur in young or old
dogs?__________________________________________
55. What are the most common locations for histiocytomas?
______________________________________________________________________________
56. What do histiocytomas typically look like? ____________________________________________
57. How do we treat histiocytomas? ___________________________________________________
58. Define a lipoma_________________________________________________________________
59. What can we expect lipomas to look and feel like? __________________________________
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60. What is the treatment of choice ___________________________________________________
61. What causes papillomas? ________________________________________________________
62. What is the prognosis for this disease? _____________________________________________
63. How can we describe a sebaceous cysts and the material within it? _______________________
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64. What is the treatment of choice for sebaceous cysts? __________________________________
65. Basal cell carcinoma tumors grow fast and often metastasize True or False
66. What is the treatment of choice for basal cell carcinomas?_____________________________
67. What is the prognosis for non vaccine-induced fibrosarcomas?_________________________
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68. What is the treatment of choice for fibrosarcomas? ___________________________________
69. The incidence of vaccine related tumors occurred with the introduction of what 2 vaccines?
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70. How long after vaccination might one of these tumors occur?
_________________________________
a. How could we differentiate this from inflammation that normally occurs after
vaccination? ___________________________________________________________
71. What the guidelines for feline vaccination?
a. _______________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________
72. Which vaccine is most often suspected of causing these vaccine induced fibrosarcomas? ______
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73. Mast cells contain what two substances? ___________________________________________
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74. What is the prognosis for dogs and cats with mast cell tumors?
____________________________________________ _________________________________
75. What are the characteristics of benign vs. malignant melanomas? ________________________
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76. What locations of melanomas tend to be malignant? __________________________________
77. What is the prognosis for dogs with melanomas? ______________________________________
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78. Perianal tumors are found where? _________________________________________________
79. What are the treatment recommendations for perianal tumors? __________________________
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80. Squamous cell carcinomas are commonly found on what type of skin? ____________________
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81. How can clients prevent these tumors? ______________________________________________