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Diseases of the Large Intestine Flashcards

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Recognizing colonic dz

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↑ frequency
Small amounts of feces
Straining to defecate
Mucosal damage
Jelly like mucus
Exudate + leukocytes

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Dx of colitis

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Fecal floats/ exam, rectal scrape
Therapeutic deworming
Imaging: rads, US, colonoscopy
Therapeutic diet trial

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Differentials of colitis

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Extraintestinal causes of hemorrhagic diarrhea (addisons, chr. pancreatitis)
Colonic neoplasia or obstructions (intuss or torsion)
Constipation

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Acute colitis

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From trauma (bones, chew toys, foreign material)
Dietary or idiopathic
Self-limiting (dietary trial 6w)

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Whipworms

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Trichuris vulpis
Hatch to the SI → cecum or colon
Fecal-oral transmission

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CS of whipworms

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Tenesmus, mucoid feces, hematochezia

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Lab results of whipworms

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CBC: anemia, hypoproteinemia, eosinophilia
Chem: ↑ K+, ↓ Na
Fecal float, baerman technique

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Tx for whipworms

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Fenbendazole(initial, 3w then 3m), pyrantel, fenbantel
Milbemycin oxime monthly

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Giardiasis

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Giardia lambilia
Asymptomatic or mixed diarrhea (acute, mild, self-limiting)
Severe: chr., protein losing and WL
Fecal- oral transmission in puppies and kittens

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Giardiasis tx

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Metro, fenbendazole, pyrantel
Environmental hygiene
Dietary therapy with chr. severe dz

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Trichomoniasis

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Tritrichomonas foetus
Direct transmission
Coinfection with giardia
Immunosuppression, kittens and adults

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CS of trichomoniasis

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Semi-formed stools to bloody diarrhea
Fecal incontinence
Edematous painful anus
Rectal prolapse
Waxing and waning of signs

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Dx and tx of trichomoniasis

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Fecal smear, in-pouch culturing system, PCR
Ronidazole (2w)

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Histoplasmosis

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Histoplasma capsulatum: saprophytic soil fungus inhaled
Endemic in MS, OH and MI

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CS of histoplasmosis

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GI, resp, ocular, CNS, systemic (fever and anorexia), lymphadenopathy

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Histoplasmosis signalment

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Young large breed dogs and young to middle aged cats
Travel to endemic area

17
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Histoplasmosis dx

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Cytology: rectal scrape, LN aspirate, colonic mucosa brushing or BM aspirate
Rads, fundic exam, histopath, urine ag test,

18
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Histoplasmosis tx

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Supportive, symptomatic, itraconazole, amphotericin B, glucos
Tx 2-3m post clinical resolution

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Protothecosis

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Algal, prototheca (P. zopfii)
Lives in sewage, slime flux of trees, animal waste
↓ cell immunity

20
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Protothecosis CS

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Disseminated: Ocular, CNS, cutaneous, bone, kidney
GI only: intermittent bloody diarrhea, hematochezia/ melena
Colon mostly affected

21
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Protothecosis dx and tx

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Culture, direct fecal smear and rectal scrape
Amphotericin B, tetracycline, -azoles
fatal

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Common neoplasias of the the LI

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Adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, adenomatous polyp

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Chr. colitis CS

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Large bowel diarrhea
Vomiting, WL, lethargy and inappetence

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Chronic inflammatory enteropathy

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S and LI involvement: Lymphocytic-plasmacytic, eosinophilic or granulomatous colitis
Colon only: histiocytic ulcerative colitis

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Lymphocytic plasmacytic

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Middle aged cat or dog
Associated with peri-anal fistulas
Dx: histopath- lymphos and plasma cells in lamina propria

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Eosinophilic colitis

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Young
Parasites, allergies, infectious agents
Feline hypereosinophilic syndrome, peripheral eosinophilia
Dx: Histopath- eosinophils in LP

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Granulomatous colitis

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Fungal dz, parasites, FIP, FB
Segmental thickening, partial thickening
Dx: histopath: macros not PAS +

28
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Granulomatous colitis should be differentiated from ____________

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Histiocystic colitis

29
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Management for chr. colitis

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Medical diets (hills, hydrolyzed, purine, etc)
Glucos (pred), azathioprine, chlorambucil
Anti-inflamms (asacol, sulfasalazine)
Antimicrobials (metro, tylosin)

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Histiocystic Ulcerative colitis

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Younger boxers
WL, anemia, hypoalbuminemia
Abnormal response to enteric bacteria (E. coli)
PAS+ macros in LP

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Tx for Histiocystic Ulcerative colitis

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Fluroquinolones (2w)
Joint cartilage abnormalities

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