Funtion Tests: GI Flashcards

1
Q

What are you testing when you test for GI function?

A

malabsorption

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2
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What is intestinal malassimilation?

A

Inability of GI tract to digest and/or absorb ingested nutrients

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3
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What kind of tests are these?

  1. Steatorrhea
  2. Amylorrhea
  3. Creatorrhea
  4. Occult Blood
A

fecal exams

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4
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What type of fecal exam is this?

  1. Increased fat
  2. When the animal cant digest fat
  3. Sudan’s Solution
    - Red-orange globules
  4. Bulky, Pale, Malodorous Stool
  5. Severe pancreatic insufficiency of lipase
  6. Give lipase as a treatment/ supplementation
A

Steatorrhea

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What type of fecal exam is this?

  1. Fecal muscle fibers
  2. Blunt ends and prominent cross striations
  3. Product of deficient protein digestion
  4. Give trypsin supplementation as a treatment
A

Creatorrhea

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6
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What type of fecal exam is this?

  1. Increased starch
  2. Can be treated by giving amylase supplementation
  3. Lugol’s Solution
    - Blue/black granules
  4. Pancreatic amylase insufficiency
  5. Not a sensitive test for pancreatic malfunction
A

Amylorrhea

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7
Q

What type of fecal exam is this?

  1. melena
  2. hematochezia
A

Fecal Occult Blood

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8
Q

What type of blood seen in feces is this?

  1. Blood from high up in digestive tract
  2. Black tarry feces
A

melena

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9
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What type of blood seen in feces is this?

  1. Frank fecal blood
  2. Lower GI tract
A

hematochezia

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