"SCAMPER" - Prostate disease
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS:
- What signalment, history, physical examination, and 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.
SIGNALMENT: 6 year old M/I Cockapoo
HISTORY: According to the owner, Scamper has been constipated for 7 days. Scamper has been straining to defecate and the surface of the stool sometimes is smeared with frank blood. The owner also feels that the constipation is making Scamper stiff in his rear limbs. The dog is depressed today.
PHYSICAL: T 102.0°F P 120 R 40
DIAGNOSTICS:
Complete blood count (CBC)
Serum chemistry profile
Urinalysis
Abdominal radiography
Abdominal ultrasound
Semen evaluation
Culture and sensitivity – Urine
Culture and sensitivity – Ejaculated prostatic fluid
Culture and sensitivity – Prostatic tissue
Cytology – Ejaculated prostatic fluid
Cytology – Prostatic tissue
Serum calcium assay
Brucellosis test