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Digestive Flashcards

1
Q

In healthy animals serum amylase activity originates where?

A

Duodenum

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2
Q

Which species has salivary amylase?

A

Pigs

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3
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What are the main sources of serum amylase activity?

A

Pancreas
Liver
Small intestine

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4
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Where is amylase and lipase inactivated?

A

Renal tubular epithelium

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5
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Which pancreatic enzyme is more likely to have a false negative result?

A

amylase

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6
Q

Lipase levels in dogs with EPI is?

A

Normal

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7
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Which is the most sensitive/specific test for pancreatitis in dogs and cats?

A

Pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI)

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8
Q

What 3 conditions in cats comprise triaditis

A

Pancreatitis
Inflammatory bowel disease
Biliary tract disease

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9
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What test diagnoses exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

A

Trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI)

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10
Q

Cobalamin synonym

A

Vit B12

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11
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EPI: folate levels

A

Normal to increased

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12
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EPI: cobalamin levels

A

Decreased

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13
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Conditions that cause increased folate

A

EPI

Bacterial overgrowth

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14
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Conditions that cause decreased folate

A

Proximal and diffuse small intestinal disease

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15
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Condition that causes normal folate

A

Distal small intestinal disease

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16
Q

Conditions that cause decreased cobalamin

A

EPI
Bacterial overgrowth
Distal / Diffuse small intestinal disease

17
Q

Condition that causes normal cobalamin?

A

Proximal small intestinal disease

18
Q

Where is cobalamin absorbed?

A

Ileum

19
Q

Where is full late absorbed?

A

Proximal small intestine

20
Q

Glenn path changes associated with lymphangiectasia

A

Pan hypoproteinemia
Lymphopenia
Hypocholesterolemia
Hypocalcemia

21
Q

Cobalamin and foliate in EPI/Bacterial overgrowth

A

Decreased Cobalamin

Increased Foliate

22
Q

Causes of hyperammonemia in horses?

A

Colic
Liver dysfunction
Congenital enzyme deficiencies

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