4: Abdomen

Question 1

Which direction does external abdominal oblique go?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Which direction does internnal abdominal oblique go?

Answer 2

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Question 3

Which direction does transversus abdominis go?

Answer 3

IIIIIII

Question 4

What happens to the linea alba caudally?

Answer 4

Gets thinner

Question 5

How do you do a celiotomy in a male dog?

Answer 5

The incision must deviate around the prepuce, but still enter through the linea alba

Question 6

What are the advantages of a flank laparotomy?

Answer 6

Space, kidneys, adrenals, retroperitoneal access

Question 7

What are the disadvantages of a flank laparotomy?

Answer 7

More bleeding as through muscle

Question 8

Which blood vessel must you ligate for a celiotomy in males?

Answer 8

Preputial (and re-suture the muscle after)

Question 9

When might you remove the falciform fat?

Answer 9

In need view of cranial abdomen

Question 10

What can happen to falciform fat after surgery if you don’t remove it?

Answer 10

Becomes necrotic

Question 11

How do you remove the falciform fat?

Answer 11

Ligate the artery cranially

Question 12

Why must you take care when palpating the stomach?

Answer 12

To avoid regurgitation

Question 13

What should you do if you don’t find anything on an ex-lap?

Answer 13

Take biopsies

Question 14

What are three methods for a peripheral liver biopsy?

Answer 14

Crushing, guillotine suture, suture fracture

Question 15

Which peripheral liver biopsy method reduces the chance of bleeding?

Answer 15

Suture

Question 16

What are two methods for a central liver biopsy?

Answer 16

Punch, gelfoam or pressure

Question 17

What do you send liver biopsies to the lab for?

Answer 17

Histo and culture

Question 18

Where do you usually biopsy the pancreas?

Answer 18

Right pancreatic limb

Question 19

Why do you only take a very small amount for a pancreas biopsy?

Answer 19

To avoid pancreatitis

Question 20

What are two methods to take a pancreas biopsy?

Answer 20

Suture fracture or blunt dissection

Question 21

Do you need to culture pancreas?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

When do you biopsy the intestine?

Answer 22

Only if indicated

Question 23

What are three methods to biopsy the intestine?

Answer 23

Punch, scalpel and scissors or scalpel only

Question 24

Which layers do you include on an intestine biopsy?

Answer 24

ALL

Question 25

Which direction do you suture a punch biopsy?

Answer 25

Transversely

Question 26

Which direction do you suture a scalpel biopsy?

Answer 26

Longitudinally

Question 27

What must you do after you take an intestinal biopsy?

Answer 27

Lavage after, either locally or whole abdomen but must have suction

Question 28

How long does the linea alba take to heal?

Answer 28

6 weeks

Question 29

What must you remember to repair in males?

Answer 29

The preputial muscle

Question 30

What is linea alba healing like?

Answer 30

Poor as low blood supply - only 20% at 2 weeks