3 - Approach To GI

Question 1

Halitosis

Answer 1

Bad breath

Question 2

Halitosis could mean

Answer 2

Dental disease, necrotic oral tumor, oral foreign body, uremia, GI ulcers, gastric tumor

Question 3

Dysphagia

Answer 3

Difficulty in eating

Question 4

Gagging is a what sign

Answer 4

Pharyngeal sign

Question 5

How is gagging stimulated

Answer 5

Mechanical irritation of posterior palate or pharynx

Question 6

Gagging could be due to

Answer 6

Foreign body, post nasal drip, nasopharyngeal polyp, pharyngitis, and nausea

Question 7

Ptyalism

Answer 7

Drooling

Question 8

Retchig

Answer 8

Unproductive vomiting

Question 9

Regurgitation is active or passive

Answer 9

Passive

Question 10

Regurgitation definition

Answer 10

PASSIVE expulsion of food, fluid, or other material

Question 11

Vomiting

Answer 11

ACTIVE expulsion of ingesta from the stomach

Question 12

Localization of regurgitation

Answer 12

Esophagus

Question 13

Localization of vomiting

Answer 13

Caudal to gastroesophageal sphincter - stomach, small intestine

Question 14

Nausea with regurgitation?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Bile with regurgitation

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Questions to ask for regurgitation v vomiting

Answer 16

Is there abdominal press, warning, is there bile material expelled

Question 17

Hematemesis

Answer 17

Vomiting blood

Question 18

Hematemesis can be signs of

Answer 18

Gastric ulcer/erosion, duodenal ulceration, tumors, coaguloapthy

Question 19

Hematochezia

Answer 19

Frank red blood in teh stool

Question 20

Hematochezia indicates disease of

Answer 20

Anal sac, rectum, large intestine

Question 21

If the Hematochezia is independent of defecation what is it

Answer 21

Anal sac disease

Question 22

If the Hematochezia is w normal stool

Answer 22

Rectal disease

Question 23

If Hematochezia is with diarrhea

Answer 23

Large intestine disease

Question 24

Melena

Answer 24

Black, tarry feces - digested blood

Question 25

Melena can be from

Answer 25

Upper GI loss, swallowing blood or iatrogenic

Question 26

How is hemorrhagic diarrhea different than Hematochezia

Answer 26

Larger volume

Question 27

Hemorrhagic diarrhea is seen with what small intestine disease

Answer 27

Acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome and Parvovirus enteritis

Question 28

Most common reason for cats drooling

Answer 28

Hepatic encephalopathy

Question 29

Regurgitation has to do with

Answer 29

Esophagus

Question 30

Vomiting has to do with

Answer 30

Stomach / intestines

Question 31

Hemmorahic diarrhea volume

Answer 31

Large

Question 32

Hemorrhagic diarrhea suggest

Answer 32

Loss of mucosal barrier

Question 33

Hemorrhagic diarrhea seen with

Answer 33

Acute hemmoraghic diarrhea syndrome and parvovirus enteritis

Question 34

Small bowel diarrhea suggest problems with

Answer 34

Digestion and absorption

Question 35

Major signs with small bowl diarrhea

Answer 35

Weight loss, polyphasic, mucous , vomiting, Melena

Question 36

Major signs with large bowl diarrhea

Answer 36

Increase frequency, small volume, lots of mucous

Question 37

Eructation

Answer 37

Burping

Question 38

Flatulence

Answer 38

Expulsion of gas from anorectal canal

Question 39

Borborygmus / Borborygmi

Answer 39

Rumbling noise of gas

Question 40

If borborygmus is in the thorax what is it

Answer 40

Diaphragmatic hernia

Question 41

Acute abdomen

Answer 41

Sudden onset of severe abdominal pain that often requires surgical intervention

Question 42

Evidence of peripheral edema signals

Answer 42

Hypoalbuinemia

Question 43

Occasional is

Answer 43

1 -2 times per month

Question 44

Intermittent is

Answer 44

1 or more times a week

Question 45

Acute range

Answer 45

Less than 7 - 14 days

Question 46

Chronic range i

Answer 46

3 weeks

Question 47

Secondary GI disease examples

Answer 47

Kidney disease, hepatopathy, DKA, pancreatitis

Question 48

Primary GI disease

Answer 48

Disease of oropharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine , rectum

Question 49

What endocrine testing do u do for dogs

Answer 49

Baseline cortisol

Question 50

What endocrine testing do you do for cats

Answer 50

Total T 4

Question 51

What is indicated in any acutely vomiting animal

Answer 51

Intestinal obstruction, gastric dilation, abdominal mass,