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GI-endocrine Flashcards

1
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GI components

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1- mouth to anus
2-Accessory structures

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Lip fold dermatitis

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Oral trauma

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What are the Oral neoplasias?

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-Melanoma
-Squamous cell carcinoma
-Fibrosarcoma
-Osteosarcoma
+Papillomas and epulides

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5
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What is a megaesophagus?

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Reasons for contact irritant of the esophagus:

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Pilling cats, chronic vomit, gastritis reflux

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GER means

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Gastroesophageal reflux

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Esophagitis is?

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What can be a esophageal obstruction?

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Bones
Toyas

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What three places can a esophageal obstruction happen?

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Thoracic inlet, Base of heart, or distal esophagus

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What are some clinical management for acute gastroenteritis?

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-Dietary restriction
-Fluids

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What are some drugs used to decrease gastric acidity?

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Famotidine (pepcid)
Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Omeprazole (Prilosec)

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What’s the difference between gastroenteritis, enterogastritis and the other one?

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How to control acute gastroenteritis?

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-No abrupt food changes
-Withhold food +/- water for 24 hours ( if vomit call vet)
-Avoid table food

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Chronic gastroenteritis

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IBD:

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Inflammatory Bowel disease

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17
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How to diagnose chronic gastroenteritis?

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CBC, Chem,UA, FELV/FIV normal
Endoscopic biopsy only way-histopathology

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Treatment for Chronic Gastroenteritis?

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Trial basis and if client can pay:
-diet, pred, azathioprine, sulfa, tylan, metronidazole

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What is the cause of Chronic ulceration?

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Drugs (NSAID, pred)
Stress

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What are signs of Chronic ulceration?

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Anemia, Edema, Melena, Anorexia, septicemia (coffee ground vomit), Abdominal pain

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Treatment for Chronic ulceration:

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Sucralfate first then acid reducers 30 mins later

22
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Diliation=_____

23
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What happens when the spleen is involved in gastric dilation/volvulus?

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-Hypovolemic
-Endotoxic (septic) shock

23
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Volvulus=_______

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Twist along its longitudinal axis

24
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GDV treatment

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~Decompress stomach and treat shock

Fluids, steroids for endotoxemia, bicarbonate for acidosis

25
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How to diagnose GDV?

26
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Gastric Neoplasia canine:

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Adenocarcinoma

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Gastric Neoplasia Feline:

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Lymphosarcoma

28
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Small intestine rule outs:

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Stress, Parasitic, viral, bacterial, dietary, physical abnormality (foreign body)

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Protozoans like Giardia need:

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Metronidazole

30
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Protozoans like Coccidia need:

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Sulfa drugs

31
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GDV is common in what type of animal?

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-2-10 yr old large breeds (deep chested)
-exercise and diet implicated

32
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Viral diarrhea is common in young animals that are not vaccinated with what?

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-Parvo
-Distemper
-Panleukopenia
-Corona

33
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Viral diarrhea tests:

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Parvo test, titer-distemper
Low WBC-parvo/panleukopenia

34
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Treatment for viral diarrhea?

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Fluids, antiemetics, antibiotics/virals, isolation

35
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SIBO=______________________

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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

36
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Bacteral diarrhea:

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Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, E. Coli
Clostridium, Staph

37
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How is Bacterial diarrhea diagnosed? And treatment?

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  1. Fecal, Fecal smear
  2. Antibiotic and supportive care
38
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Immune-Mediated Diarrhea

39
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Intestinal Lymphangiestasia

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Chronic protein-losing disorder. Intestinal lymph drainage impaired. Back-up leaks into lumen.

40
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Foreign body is? Commone symptoms:

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Anything stuck in the stomach, intestine or bowel
-Vomiting, Anorexia, Depression or diarrhea

41
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Large bowel- Signs:

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diarrhea, tenesmus, blood, mucus

42
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Intussusception

43
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Megacolon happens in what animal?

44
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How to help with megacolon?

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Enema, fluids, stool softeners

45
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What is telescoping? And how do yu fix it surgericgically? (intussusception)

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  • -Remove the section that is telescoping
46
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Feline hepatic lipidosis is what? And happens to what type of cats?

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Fatty liver
Obese, older cats

Clin tech 3: unit 5 (2 decks)

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