Abdomen part 2 Flashcards

1
Q

where does the normal stomach live?

A

caudal to liver and cranial to pancreas and transverse colon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

a dog stomach is ______________ to the spine and a cat stomach is ______________ on the VD view

A

perpendicular
J-shaped

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what are some gastric abnormalities?

A

gastric dilation (bloat)
gastric dilation volvulus
gastric foreign body
gastric mass

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

true/false: the stomach is in the correct position with gastric dilation/bloat, but not with gastric dilation volvulus

A

true

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

what shows that the stomach is too large (gastric dilation)?

A

stomach extends beyond the last rib on lateral view

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

on what view is a gastric dilation volvulus best visualized?

A

right lateral view

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

where is the pylorus NOT with gastric dilation volvulus?

A

right and caudoventral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what are some abnormalities associated with gastric dilation volvulus?

A

gas dilated bowel and esophagus
gas in gastric wall (necrosis)
free gas in the abdomen
decreased abdominal serosal detail
splenic torsion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

what view can help to view a pyloric foreign body?

A

left lateral view allows gas to surround the foreign body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

where does the normal pancreas live?

A

greater curvature of stomach and medial to duodenum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

can you normally see the pancreas on radiographs?

A

no
except some fat cats

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

if you see a widened pyloroduodenal angle on radiographs, what should you consider?

A

young dog: pancreatitis
old dog: pancreatic mass
if signs match

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

what does the small intestine usually contain?

A

fluid or gass
if see granular, think foreign material

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what are some small intestinal abnormalities?

A

foreign body obstruction
mass
intussusception
functional ileus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

what is “stacking” of small intestines?

A

parallel loops of dilated intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

what can you do if you’re not sure if a foreign object is in the colon?

A

pneumocolon study

17
Q

what does the intestine do with a linear foreign body?

A

crawls up the trailing end
bowel looks like a hair scrunchy

18
Q

what should you look for to distinguish a linear foreign body?

A

plicated bowel
intraluminal gas not oval (paisley shaped)
intestine may appear short
intestinal bunching/irregularity
not necessarily distended

19
Q

what characterizes small intestinal masses?

A

can be anywhere
may or may not cause obstruction
may contain gas or have a gas filled lumen

20
Q

can you usually see intussusception on radiographs?

A

no, unless outlined by gas

21
Q

what is mesenteric volvulus?

A

small intestine has torsed and is getting no blood flow
surgical emergency

22
Q

what shape does the cecum normally make on the VD view in a dog?

A

question mark

23
Q

what are some colonic abnormalities?

A

constipation/obstipation
diarrhea
colonic foreign bodies
enterolith/sand impaction
intussusception
atresia ani

24
Q

does the stomach normally extend past the last rib on the lateral view?

25
are rugal folds being visible a normal finding for the stomach?
yes
26
which side of the body is the pylorus on?
right
27
where are the fundus and pylorus in a normal right lateral view?
fundus near the spine pylorus ventral
28
on which view is gastric dilation volvulus best visualized?
right lateral view
29
if the fundus is not on the ___________ or ___________, cut!
left craniodorsal
30
does gas dilated bowel and esophagus get better once the GDV is fixed?
yes
31
what problems does a pyloric foreign body cause?
outflow obstruction classically projectile vomiting
32
what part of the pancreas might you see in a fat cat radiograph?
left limb
33
what is the normal diameter of the small intestine?
dog:
34
when should you not perform a pneumocolon study?
when the animal is having hematochezia: do not want air embolism
35
what is a pattern that looks a bit like a linear foreign body, but is not?
fat cats: bowel gather in right midventral abdomen not bunching: relaxed and not plicated