GI Drugs Flashcards
Examples of GI problems.
Vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, colic, constipation, abnormal stool
Dogs and cats have what type of stomach?
Simple
Horses, rabbits and rodents have what type of stomach?
Hindgut fermenters
Cows, sheep, goat and deer have what type of stomach?
Ruminants
What does parasympathetic stimulation do?
Increases motility, secretions and relaxes sphincter a
What does sympathetic stimulation do?
Decreases motility, decreases secretions, inhibits sphincters
What is peristalsis?
Wave like contractions to propel food along one at of the digestive tract
What is segmentation?
A repeating pattern of intestinal contractions to mix contents of the intestines
Absence of normal tone or strength.
Atony
Vomiting under orders from the brain
Emesis
Mechanical casting up of food from The esophagus or rumen
Regurgitation
Vomiting with blood
Hematemesis
Constipation to a degree that is unable to pass feces
Obstipation
GDV
Gastric dilatation volvulus
General term for GI problems in horses
Colic
A preparations for cleaning teeth
Dentrifice
Black, tarry stools due to blood
Melena
Bloody diarrhea
Hemstochezia
IBD
Inflammatory blood disease
FBO
Foreign body obstruction.
Telescoping of intestines
Intussusception
Can’t vomit
Horses and rats
What initiates vomiting?
By the emetic center in the brain connected to the chemoreceptors trigger zone (Crtz)
Examples by vomiting impulses
Pain, excitement, fear, ear disturbances,