Generaladvice

Donottrytoanswerallthequestionsinsequence
Answerfirstwhatyouthinkyouknow,thentrytocomebaclk
AnswerALLquestions.
Ricschematizedstudyas1stGanongChapter,thenEttingercorrespondentmaterial,
thenReviews.

Exercises

acidbase(respiratoryvmetabolicetcallofthemgonnabemixedattheend)
theymightasdefinitions(,whatisph,whatisthedefinitionofrespiratoryv
metabolicetc,whatisaniongap,whatisweakanion,etc)Theyalsomightask
differencesbetweencatsanddogsintermsofcompensatingdisorders(cats
haverenaldifferencesinexcretionofstuff).Whatkindoffluidwoulduliketogive
tothisdog.
RicdidDiBartolaforacidbase:RecommendedChapter9to13(acidbase).He
recommendsfocusingondefinitions
Maybe34questionsintotal(?)
genetics(allyouneedisinthepaperRicgaveus)

EttingerVol.1=ETTINGERISFORPATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Section1completelyuselessexceptCh46(definitionsmightcomeintheexam).Ch7
positive+negativepredictivevaluecalculationetcDefinitionofsensandspecificity.
Section2
HyperthermiavFever.Thermalregulation.
Ignoreskin.Eventuallyhepatocutaneoussyndrome.Eventuallytheedema
chapter(Ricdidnotseemveryexcitedaboutit).
PArtaboutPhysics:Caquexiaisimportant(readJVIMcaquexiareview!!!stuff
aboutmechanisms:suchasnuclearfactorbeta).
AllthegeneralpartsofSection2arecomplementarytobook2,buttheyliketo
askquestionfromdefinitionsandstuffofthissection.Acutevisionloss,urinary
(PU/PD),gastrointestinal(vomitingJSAP+JFSMreviewsonpathophysiologyin
dogsandcats).Proteinuria(hematuriaimpactonproteinura).
Neurologic:Bladderisimportant(enervation,howthereceptorsaredistributed
fromthebladder(beta)totheneck(alpha)=BSAVAmanualhelps).Ch52pretty
important.
Section3Notimportant.Eventuallybloodpressurebitsbutdontwastetime.
Section4Acidbase(Ch124),O2deliveryFiO2(whatisFiO2whichmethodisbetter)
Section5Toxicology(wedontcareabouttropicalstuff=onlyEUstuff)

Section6Bloodpressure(Hypertensionpathophysiologyisimportant)=Ch151.JVIM
Portalhypertensionreviewandalsoareviewonsystemichypertension(lookinfolders)
Section7Antifungalorantibacterial(wheredotheywork?exProstateorCNS!).
GlucocorticoidCh157isimportant(howdosteroidsexerttheireffect)
Section8Notimportant,excepthowtocalculateRER.Chaboutnutritionandbone.
Immunologyandnutrition(reviewJVIM,talksaboutIBD,isimportant!Talllikereceptor,
howisthisinvolvedinIBD).
Section9Thisisimportant.Bloodgroups.Transfusionsandreactions.Coombstests
(whatisitlookingfor.AreweusingitforIMTP=No,butwhy).Crossmatching.Whatis
themeaningofeachtest.
Section10Therewillnotbealotofquestionsbuttheywillbethere.Youneedtodecide
ifyoujustdothemaindiseasesorifyoudoallofthem.(Viruses,doesithaveenvelope,
isitRNAorDNA).Ricreadonlythemostimportantdiseases(hedidnotreadfungal
diseaseforexemples).Pneumocystiscystiscarinii(CD4andCD8)=therewasa
questionifadogwouldhavethediseaseagainafterhavingitonce=answerisno).
Prevalenceofdiseases.Whatscreeningteststodo.FEVandFIV.TheyalsolikeCD4
andCD8bullshit.
Section11Forgetaboutit.

EttingerVol.2=RespiratoryandCardioasthemostimportantchapters.

DrugsfortheheartAntiarrhythmicsandclassifications
Gastrointestinaldiseaseimportant.
Endocrinedisorders.Howtotestcushingsdisease.Whichsteroidsareshortorlong
acting.Hyperaldosteronismincatsisinareview,whichshouldberead.
PheochromocytomaisimportantintheEttinger,duetotherapybeforepotentialsurgery.
T4andfreeT4bullshit,TSH(specificityofdiagnosiscatsversusdogs).
ReproductionFocusondrugsandcytology.RaskinCytologybookrecommendedread.
CancerParaneoplasticsyndrome.Drugslikepamidronate.Maybedrugclassesfor
chemotherapy.
Neurolocalizationisveryimportant.Schematicsarethemostimportant.Howthis
relatedtoclinicalsigns.Wherearethedifferentcenters(cardiacandrespiratoryfor
example).Visionpathwayisimportant.Centralandperipheralvestibularsigns.Horner
syndrome.IgnorespecificdiseaseslikeGME.FOCUSONKNOWINGHOWTO
NEUROLOCALIZE.Forexamplequestion:subtentorialpathways:whichCN.TheCN
2,38willbeinquestionsforsure.Facialparalysis.BSAVAManualchapter.

Ganong=GANONGISFORPHYSIOLOGY

70%ofthequestionswerefromGanong=Ganonghastodriveyourstudy
Readasmuchasyoucan.

Noreproductionhormones.NoNeurophysiologyexceptformaybeverybasic
readingaboutthetypesoffibersandneuronstructure.Differentpathwaysin
animals.

Section1Molecularphysiology.Kisxinsideandoutsidethecellforexample.
Section2
Respiratoryphysiology:WEST.Hemoglobindissociationcurve.
OnRic`sCDthereisanexcelfileaboutdiseasevgenecausingdiseasevrecessiveor
whatever.
Electrolyteimbalancesclassificationandcausesof:ChinEttinger+Ganong.
InterleukinesinGanongisimportant.
HowACEiwork(aferentvefferent),alsoamlodipine
HEartpressureversusvolumeoverload.
Coagulationclassicpathwaysextrinsicvintrinsic(HEmatologybookiftimeisenough,
otherwiseganongshouldbeenough).Rememberincatswhichfactorcausesalterations
inaPTT(factor12)
PAthwaysofgastricacidproductionforexaple
Knowwhathormonesdo

NOONEGIVESASHITABOUTTHERAPY,excepthowcommondrugsmightwork(ex
biphosphonates!Thereisastupidquestionabouttheenzimethatmetabolizes
azathioprime=TPMT=ThereisaJSAPreviewaboutimmunesuppressiveagentsthat
talksaboutthis)