Diseases of the Stomach Flashcards
What are the causes of gastritis?
Dietary indiscretion
Infection
Toxins
Trauma
How are gastritis treated?
NPO for 24-36 hours
Fluid therapy
Low fat diet
Antiemetics
What are examples of antiemetics?
Cerenia
Chlorpromazine
Metoclopramide
What is typically associated with drug therapy?
Gastric ulceration
What drugs are most often implicated in gastric ulceration?
NSAIDs
What other diseases cause gastric ulceration?
Stress
Renal Failure
Hepatic Failure
Hypoadrenocorticism
What are the clinical signs of gastric ulceration?
Hematemesis Anemia Melena Anorexia Abdominal wall Gastric wall perforation
What is hematemesis?
Vomiting blood
What occurs with gastric wall perforation?
Septicemia
How is gastric ulceration treated?
Fluid therapy NPO Oral antacids H2 receptor agents Proton pump inhibitors Gastroprotectants Misoprostal
What oral antacids treat gastric ulceration?
Aluminum hydroxide or magnesium hydroxide
What are examples of H2 receptor antagonists?
Cimetidine
Ranitidine
What is an example of a proton pump inhibitor?
Omeprazole
What does Misoprostal do?
Protects against gastric mucosal damage and decreased acid secretion
What does GDV stand for?
Gastric Dilation and Volvulus
Who primarily gets GDV?
Large and giant breed dogs
What are the clinical signs of GDV?
Weakness, collapse, depression Non-productive retching Ptyalism Abdominal pain Increased heart rate and respiratory rate
What do you see on radiographs of a GDV?
Gas filled stomach
How do you treat GDV?
Aggressive treatment of shock
Alleviate distension
SX correction followed by a gastropexy
How do you alleviate distension?
Needle trocharization
Pass a stomach tube
Gastric lavage
Does gastropexy guarantee against future episodes?
No
What are the benign gastric neoplasms of dogs and cats?
Polyps
Leiomyomas
What are leiomyomas?
Tumors of the muscle layer of the stomach
What are the malignant gastric neoplasms of dogs and cats?
Gastric adenocarcinoma
Lymphoma
What is the most common malignant tumor in dogs?
Gastric adenocarcinoma
What is the most commonly diagnosed feline gastric tumor?
Lymphoma
