03 - disorders of the cecum Flashcards
1
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(disorders of cecum)
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2
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(disorders of cecum)
(cecal impactions)
- any sex or breed - increased in painful hospitalized patients
2-3. what are the two types?
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- type 1: feed or ingesta filled cecal contents
(poor dentition and infection with anoplocephala peroliata (tapeworms) may predispose)
- fluid filled (signs more severe, not as common)
3
Q
(disorders of cecum)
(cecal impactions)
- Cx?
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4
Q
(disorders of cecum)
(cecal impactions)
- med tx?
- sx - incison into cecum to evacuate the contents - what is this called?
A
- typhlotomy
do cecal bypass if cecal dysmotility is suspected (recurrence or type II)
5
Q
(disorders of cecum)
(cecal tympany)
- any sex or breed
- secondary to increased consumption of what?
A
- carbs (lush pasture grass or grain)
6
Q
(disorders of cecum)
(cecal tympany)
- tx?
- prog is good!
A
7
Q
(disorders of the cecum)
(cecal intussusception)
- any sex, breed, or age
- what infestatin plays a role?
- what are two types?
- how does tx differ btwn acute and chronic?
A
- anoplocephala peroliata (tapeworm)
- ileocecal or cecocolic
- acute reducible with sx, chronic not reducible and req resection
8
Q
(disorders of the cecum)
(cecal intussusception)
A