AG MED - Other Causes Of Chronic Diarrhea Flashcards
DFDX for Chronic Diarrhea
What are the two types of copper deficiency?
What are the clinical signs?
What is the pathophysiology for copper deficiency?
How is copper deficiency diagnosed?
How is copper deficiency treated?
How is copper deficiency prevented?
What might a bovine with copper deficiency look like?
What is the most common cause of chronic diarrhea in the US?
What is the resulting major loss?
What are other clinical signs with this cause?
What is a common history with these animals?
What might be causing this animal’s appearance?
Bottle jaw
Pot belly
Long, scraggly haircoat
Poor nutrition or parasites
What is a differential for the appearance of this abomasum?
Verminous abomasitis - can be caused by Ostertagia that have blown out of the little red dots
When is Pre-type II Ostertagiasis seen in the northern vs southern United States?
What stage are the larvae?
Where do they encyst?
What does this cause?
When is Type II Ostertagiasis seen in the northern vs southern US?
How are the larvae causing damage?
What is CVCT?
What causes it?
What are possible sequelae?
Clinical signs of caudal vena cava thrombosis:
Clin path of CVCT:
Affected animals typically go on to:
What organ is this, and what happened?
Fat necrosis is more often found in what breeds of cattle?
What are three additional predisposing factors?
Clinical signs of fat necrosis are dependent upon what?
What are some clinical signs of fat necrosis?
How is fat necrosis diagnosed?
What are some causes of peritonitis?
What are clinical signs of acute peritonitis?
Animals with chronic peritonitis have a tendency for ___.
