Digestive Clinical Signs + Pancreatitis

Question 1

Tenesmus is common in large bowel not in small bowel. What is tenesmus

Answer 1

Straining to pass feces/ feeling they have to go

Question 2

When assessing diarrhea between large bowel vs small bowel, what are the six factors that should be considered

Answer 2

1. Volume
2. Mucus
3. Blood
4. Frequency
5. Tenesmus
6. Weight loss

Question 3

Blood in diarrhea originating from the large bowel

Answer 3

Hematochezia

Question 4

Bloody diarrhea originating from small bowel

Answer 4

Melena

Question 5

Pancreatitis can be caused by the activation of ___________ which causes _____________ of the pancreas

Answer 5

Trypsin which causes autodigestion

Question 6

Effects of auto digestion/ pancreatitis (3)

Answer 6

1. Local inflammation
2. Necrosis
3. Local peritonitis

Question 7

Pancreatitis is mostly __________ in dogs and mostly __________ in cats

Answer 7

acute in dogs
chronic in cats

Question 8

Four risk factors for acute pancreatitis in canines

Answer 8

1. High fat meals
2. Trauma
3. Pancreatic hypoperfusion
4. Toxins

Question 9

What does trypsin digest

Answer 9

Protein