Diarrhea/enteritis Flashcards
**altered secretion caused by diarrhea=
disrupted enterocyte tight junctions destroy ion gradients needed for absorption
What is the n flow from bloodstream to lumen??
Blood- enterocytes- lumen
** increased ____ secretion: Pivotal event governing electrolyte and water loss in ___ ____(a condition)
chloride; adult colitis
**abn fluid and ion transport by GI epithelial cells include what two issues bc one-way street is compromised??
Hypersecretion and malabsorption
Enterocyte secretion can be active or passive. T/F
Truee
**What is the overall net result of altered secretion from diarrhea/enteritis? What is the outcome?
Cl-, Na+, K+, HCO3- and water secretion into the enterocyte (from blood to cell) and out of enterocyte (from cell to GI lumen and interstitium) moving elytes and fluid into the lumen; the whole outcome is veryyyy watery and voluminous diarrhea/enteritis!!!!
what open chloride channels?
PKA activation (protein kinase A which is activated by cAMP and Ca+)
**Why is diarrhea so watery?
fluid moves into the lumen and decreased sodium and water uptake with chloride secretion!!!
Pathophysiology of altered secretion**
leakage via mediator injury to vasculature and interstitium
**clin path data with diarrhea:
hypovolemia, hypochloremia, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis
**Lab findings with diarrhea/enteritis:
Leukopenia to leukocytosis, neutropenia to neutrophilia, lymphopenia, left shift with toxic changes (IF DEGENERATIVE= BADDD SIGNNN!!!)!!
**Very low numbers of ____ correlate with greater disease severity
leukocytes
**What is the HALLMARK of impending colitis???
LEUKOPENIA.. because marginalization of WBC from endotoxins
*What is the pathophysiology of diarrhea in adults vs. horses less than one year old??
Adult parasites (**Cyanthostomes**), strongylus vulgaris, toxins young horses less than 2-3 years get parascis equi, rotavirus, coronavirus
what is the most common cause of acute or chronic diarrhea???
Cyanthostomes- most common cause of acute or chronic diarrhea
- Small strongyles that parasitize the colon
- Diagnose via historical lack of anthelmintics that kill the encysted forms, risk factors for high cyathostomes burdens
How can we diagnose Cyanthostomes
historical lack of anthelmintics that kill the encysted forms, risk factors for high cyathostomes burdens
adult horses can be inapparent carriers of what disease that can kill foals and kids!!
Salmonella
Salmonella is more common in the summer. It invades __ cells of the ____ and ___ and then goes to attack enterocytes
M cells; cecum and colon
Is it common for salmonella to spread and cause septicemia?? what about in foals??
Not common in adults, common in foals (will spread to mesenteric LN, spleen, blood IN FOALLSSS)
Potomac Horse Fever-
Not common in MS, horse ingests IH and Neorickettsia risticii is the bacterial pathogen
What are 3 ways in which a horse can become infected with Potomac horse fever??
ingestion of infected eggs from trematodes
Ingestion of aquatic insect parasitized by cercaria
Metocercaria (developmental stage of the cercaria from the snail), cercaria will not survive in stomach pH
Anorexia, fever, diarrhea, colic signs, laminitis= what disease
when is it most common?? What ages are at risk??
Potomac horse fever CS; common in summer and early fall; all ages affected (weaning, yearling, adult) BUT RARE INFOALSSSSS because they are nursing not eating potential parasites from the ground
Does the vaccine for Potomac horse fever guarantee prevention?
no, there are like 14 strains and it only covers 1 strain
**_______ and ________ are signs of impending diarrhea!!!!!!!.
Leukopenia and neutropenia
what is a clostridial disease mostly in foals that causes HEMORRHAGIC diarrhea
C. perfringes
**What are the abx route used to target C. diff?
abx associated with C. diff usually need to be oralllll because it goes directly into GI tract***
**What esp. causes C. diff????
Macrolides/ Fluoroquinolones/ Baytril
Necrotizing enteritis moreso in cecum/colon in adults and intestines in foals=
C. diff