Digestive Disorders

Question 1

what is choke?

Answer 1

esophageal obstructionsy

Question 2

symptoms of choke?

Answer 2

panicked look, regurgitation

Question 3

how to diagnose and treat choke?

Answer 3

d- palpation or buldge in throat
t- nasogastric tube and endoscopic exam

Question 4

complications with choke?

Answer 4

aspiration pneumonia (feed gets into lungs)
scar tissue and lesions
can repeat

Question 5

prognosis of choke?

Answer 5

depends on severity

Question 6

causes of choke?

Answer 6

sedation, poor teeth, bolting feed, treat obstruction, dry feed/ poo water intake

Question 7

where are ulcers common?

Answer 7

margo plicatus

Question 8

symptoms of ulcers?

Answer 8

mild colic, teeth grinding, nosing side, grumpy, stretching, acting uncomfy

Question 9

diganosis of ulcers?

Answer 9

palpation?? endoscopic exam!!

Question 10

causes of ulcers?

Answer 10

stress, exercise, diet, mgt, meds (NSAIDs, bute)

Question 11

treatment for ulcers?

Answer 11

antacids, histamine receptor antagonists (rantidie)

Question 12

ulcer guard vs. gastro guard

Answer 12

ulcer- preventative OTC
gastro- treatment, prescribed by vet

Question 13

prevention for ulcers?

Answer 13

decrease grain, increase forage
corn oil supplementation
management

Question 14

what is colic?

Answer 14

a term for a collection of symptoms

Question 15

what is tympanic?

Answer 15

gas colic

Question 16

how to treat gas colic

Answer 16

often fixes itself, pain relief

Question 17

causes of gas colic?

Answer 17

sudden diet chance, stress, over excited

Question 18

impaction colic is the most common T/F?

Answer 18

true

Question 19

causes of impaction colic?

Answer 19

parasites, reduced water intake, feed changes

Question 20

how to treat gas colic

Answer 20

often fixes itself, pain relief

Question 21

how to treat impaction colic?

Answer 21

withhold feed, surgery?

Question 22

where to watch for colic impactions?

Answer 22

pelvic flexure

Question 23

stricture and strangulation?

Answer 23

narrowing of GI tract, tissue death, lack of blood supply to tissue causing the death

Question 24

to walk or not to walk colic horses?

Answer 24

only walk if the horse is thrashing and in danger to hurt themselves, if not leave them alone because walking can exhaust them and hurt colic surgery chances

Question 25

displacement is seen where?

Answer 25

left or right dorsal colon (left mainly)

Question 26

nephrosplenic entrapment?

Answer 26

left dorsal colon trapped beside abdominal wall

Question 27

how to fix nephrosplenic entrapment?

Answer 27

surgery or vet can roll them a way to try and fix it

Question 28

what is intussusception?

Answer 28

small intestine sucked into cecum RAREEE

surgery is a must, seen at the ileocecal junction or small intestine

Question 29

how to notice sand colic?

Answer 29

intestinal sounds (tide) diarrhea, glove or bucket test

Question 30

what is an enterolith?

Answer 30

mineral buildup around undigestible object

Question 31

where do we usually find enteroliths?

Answer 31

colon or cecum
horses in areas with alkaline soil or high Mg levels

Question 32

risk factors for enteroliths?

Answer 32

Mg and ammonia and high alfalfa diets

Question 33

long term prognosis for horses with colic surgery?

Answer 33

60% at 5 years post op