Colic Review Flashcards

1
Q

ascarid impactions occur where?

A

SI in weanlings

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2
Q

lactate < 6.0 =

A

90% survival

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3
Q

1 overall location for impactions

A

pelvic flexure

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4
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you manually decompress a horse and the horse seems less painful. this indicates…

A

most likely ileus (enteritis or ileal impaction)

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5
Q

signalment for volvulus

A

post partum mare

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6
Q

normal abdominocentesis

A

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

TP <2.0

Lactate <2.0

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7
Q

how to guide NG Tube

A

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

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8
Q

what most commonly leads the way in EFE

A

ileum

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9
Q

red topped tubes are for…

A

culture

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10
Q

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

A

true

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11
Q

risk factors for large colon volvulus

A
  • post partum mare
  • lush pasture
  • diet change
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12
Q

boundaries of epiploic foramen

A
  • caudate process of liver
  • portal vein
  • gastropancreatic fold
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13
Q

LDD is also called…

A

NSE

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14
Q

location of lipoma

A

90% SI

10% small colon

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15
Q

how to know NG tube is placed properly?

A

feel and watch it enter on left ventral neck

blow in tube

should have negative pressure

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16
Q

EFE is associated with…

17
Q

why is medical management best for sand impactions

A

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

18
Q

purple topped tubes are for…

A

cytology and lactate

19
Q

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

A

strangulating lesion/manual obstruction

20
Q

if temp > _____ NO surgery

21
Q

most common location for L. colon impactions

A

pelvic flexure

22
Q

33% of all colic surgeries…

23
Q

EFE occurs most commonly in which direction

A

usually enters LEFT to RIGHT

24
Q

epiploic foramen is also called…

A

foramen of winslow

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most common locale for sand impactions
right dorsal colon next is transverse colon
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prognosis for lipoma
48-84%
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negative prognostic indicator on abdominocentesis
lactate > 7 = 30% survival
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most common location for enteroliths
right dorsal colon next is transverse colon
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ileal impactions are linked to...
bermuda grass
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if referral hospital < 2 hours away...
give hypertonic saline (4 ml/kg)
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true or false: a normal abdominocentesis does NOT mean no surgery needed
true
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net reflux indicates (4)...
- ileus - obstruction - enteritis - or strangulating lesion
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left colon impactions are linked to.... (5)
- coarse feed - FB - poor dentition - decreased H2O intake - grass sicknees
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what happens in a RDD
pelvic flexure moves between cecum and body wall
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signalment for lipoma
avg. 14-19 years