Colic Review

Question 1

ascarid impactions occur where?

Answer 1

SI in weanlings

Question 2

lactate < 6.0 =

Answer 2

90% survival

Question 3

1 overall location for impactions

Answer 3

pelvic flexure

Question 4

you manually decompress a horse and the horse seems less painful. this indicates…

Answer 4

most likely ileus (enteritis or ileal impaction)

Question 5

signalment for volvulus

Answer 5

post partum mare

Question 6

normal abdominocentesis

Answer 6

WBCs: adults <5,000/dL; foals <1,500/dL

TP <2.0

Lactate <2.0

Question 7

how to guide NG Tube

Answer 7

guide VENTRALLY and MEDIALLY into ventral meatus; rotate 180 degrees when feel resistance at pharynx to induce swallow reflex

ensure tube is curving down when placed

Question 8

what most commonly leads the way in EFE

Answer 8

ileum

Question 9

red topped tubes are for…

Answer 9

culture

Question 10

true or false: NEVER give meds through NG tube if there’s spontaneous or net reflux

Answer 10

true

Question 11

risk factors for large colon volvulus

Answer 11

• post partum mare
• lush pasture
• diet change

Question 12

boundaries of epiploic foramen

Answer 12

• caudate process of liver
• portal vein
• gastropancreatic fold

Question 13

LDD is also called…

Answer 13

NSE

Question 14

location of lipoma

Answer 14

90% SI

10% small colon

Question 15

how to know NG tube is placed properly?

Answer 15

feel and watch it enter on left ventral neck

blow in tube

should have negative pressure

Question 16

EFE is associated with…

Answer 16

cribbing

Question 17

why is medical management best for sand impactions

Answer 17

right dorsal colon is most common location; can’t be exteriorized and can easily tear

Question 18

purple topped tubes are for…

Answer 18

cytology and lactate

Question 19

you manually decompress a horse and the horse continues to be painful and tachycardic. this indicates…

Answer 19

strangulating lesion/manual obstruction

Question 20

if temp > _____ NO surgery

Answer 20

101.5

Question 21

most common location for L. colon impactions

Answer 21

pelvic flexure

Question 22

33% of all colic surgeries…

Answer 22

volvulus

Question 23

EFE occurs most commonly in which direction

Answer 23

usually enters LEFT to RIGHT

Question 24

epiploic foramen is also called…

Answer 24

foramen of winslow

Question 25

most common locale for sand impactions

Answer 25

right dorsal colon

next is transverse colon

Question 26

prognosis for lipoma

Answer 26

48-84%

Question 27

negative prognostic indicator on abdominocentesis

Answer 27

lactate > 7 = 30% survival

Question 28

most common location for enteroliths

Answer 28

right dorsal colon

next is transverse colon

Question 29

ileal impactions are linked to…

Answer 29

bermuda grass

Question 30

if referral hospital < 2 hours away…

Answer 30

give hypertonic saline (4 ml/kg)

Question 31

true or false: a normal abdominocentesis does NOT mean no surgery needed

Answer 31

true

Question 32

net reflux indicates (4)…

Answer 32

• ileus
• obstruction
• enteritis
• or strangulating lesion

Question 33

left colon impactions are linked to…. (5)

Answer 33

• coarse feed
• FB
• poor dentition
• decreased H2O intake
• grass sicknees

Question 34

what happens in a RDD

Answer 34

pelvic flexure moves between cecum and body wall

Question 35

signalment for lipoma

Answer 35

avg. 14-19 years