EPI + Hepatobiliary

Question 1

EPI

Answer 1

Exocrine Pancreatic insufficiency

Question 2

What is EPI Exocrine Pancreatic insufficiency

Answer 2

Maldigestion and malabsorption from insufficient pancreatic enzymes

Question 3

Clinical signs of EPI exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (3)

Answer 3

1. Polyphagia
2. Chronic diarrhea
3. B12 deficiency in cats

Question 4

EPI chronic diarrhea (3)

Answer 4

1. Large volume
2. Greasy
3. Pale

Question 5

When hepatobiliary function is decreased, what two processes are affected

Answer 5

1. Detoxification
2. Enterohepatic circulation

Question 6

Encephalopathy

Answer 6

Brain dysfunction

Question 7

Decreased function of the hepatobiliary system may lead to ___________ ____________ from brain toxicity

Answer 7

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Question 8

Six clinical signs of hepatic encephalopathy

Answer 8

1. Altered mentation
2. Hypersalivation
3. Head pressing
4. Central blindness
5. Seizures
6. Coma

Question 9

Two conditions that may lead to hepatobiliary problems and hepatic encephalopathy

Answer 9

1. Chronic hepatitis
2. PSS (portal systemic shunts)