Koster Test 1 Flashcards
What is the common signalment for acute pancreatitis in dogs?
Small
Overweight
High fat diet
What is the common signalment for acute pancreatitis in cats?
Underweight
Elderly
Malnourished
No high fat diet predisposition
What is the cause of acute pancreatitis in cats?
Bacteria
Duodenal reflux
A dog that is in the ‘prayer position’ most likely has what GI abnormality?
Acute pancreatitis
When performing an ultrasound, what finding would make you lean towards pancreatitis?
Hyperechoic peripancreatic fat
Hypoechoic pancreas
Between the snap PLI and the spec PLI, which is more sensitive and which is more specific?
Snap PLI is more sensitive (91%)
Spec PLI is more specific (95%)
What is the best way to diagnose pancreatitis?
Combo of ultrasound and spec PLI
What are the two prefered analgesics for acute pancreatitis?
Buprenorphine
Methadone
What is the anti-emetic of choice for acute pancreatitis?
Cerenia (Maropitant)
What is “triaditis” and what species is it associated with?
Associated with cats
Lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis, cholangitis, and pancreatitis
What is the most accurate blood test for diagnosing pancreatitis in cats?
Feline Spec PL
Which of the following factors has not been implicated as an etiology of acute pancreatitis?
Hypercalcemia
Corticosteroids
Trauma and surgery
Hypertriglyceridemia
Phenobarbitone
Canine babesiosis
Corticosteroids
Ultrasonographic changes of acute pancreatitis include all, except
Peripancreatic hyperechogenicity
Pancreatic hyperechogenicity
Duodenal corrugation
Peritoneal anechoic fluid
Pancreatic hyperechogenicity
It is hypoechoic
T/F: Acute pancreatitis is more common in cats than chronic pancreatitis
False
What breeds are predisposed to chronic pancreatitis?
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
English Cocker Spaniel
Boxers
Collies
Why are Boxers resistant to end-stage disease associated with chronic pancreatitis?
They have a really high regenerative capacity
Clinical signs associated with chronic pancreatitis?
Intermittent, low-grade clinical signs
Acute signs
Older, non-GSD dog with EPI
Diabetes millitus
Why is the PLI test insensitive at diagnosing chronic pancreatitis?
Loss of pancreatic mass
28% sensitive
What breed would benefit from corticosteroid therapy for chronic pancreatitis?
Cocker Spaniels
Cats
What percent of pancreatic function loss is required for EPI?
80-90% loss of function
What is the main cause of EPI in cats?
Chronic pancreatitis
What is the most common cause of pancreatic acinar atrophy?
End stage autoimmune process (>90%)
Pancreatic acinar atrophy is autosomal recessive in what breeds?
GSD
Rough collies
Which test is very sensitive and specific for EPI?
TLI
What are the TLI cut off values for diagnosing EPI?
<2.5 = EPI
2.5-5 = non-fasted or early EPI
How should you feed a patient with EPI?
Small amounts of food often
Tx for EPI?
Supplement enzymes
Frozen pancreas
What type of pancreatic neoplasia infiltrates surrounding organs and often results in icterus?
Adenocarcinoma
What pancreatic tumors do dogs get?
Lymphoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Adenocarcinoma
What pancreatic tumors do cats get?
Adenocarcinoma
What is the most common form of pancreatitis in dogs?
Acute on chronic
What is the most common form of pancreatitis in cats?
Chornic pancreatitis
What is a chronic complication of acute pancreatitis?
Pseudocyst
Which is not an end stage complication of chronic pancreatitis?
Pancreatic acinar atrophy (PAA)
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
Diabetes mellitus (DM)
Pancreatic acinar atrophy
Which breed does not have inflammation associated with chronic liver disease?
GSD
What breeds get primary copper associated liver disease?
Bedlington terrier
Westies
Spaniels
Poodle
Dalmations
What breed gets secondary copper associated chronic hepatitis?
Dobermans
What drugs can cause drug induced chronic liver disease?
Anticonvulsants
Carprofen (labradors)
Steroid hepatopathy
What are some infectious causes of chronic liver disease?
ICH
Leptospirosis (usually acute)
What is usually the cause of chronic cholangiohepatitis?
Enteric bacteria that ascend the biliary tract
What conditions could cause vacuolar hepatopathies?
DM
Cushings
Storage disease
What cells produce collagen in the liver?
Ito cells
What happens if all acinar zones are affected by fibrosis?
Causes bridging fibrosis -> tissue remodeling -> cirrhosis
What age dogs are most commonly get chronic hepatitis?
4-7 years old
What value on your biochem is your clue to early chronic hepatitis?
Increased ALT
What is the only chronic liver disease that you want to restrict protein for?
HE
When is abdominocentesis indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis?
If the fluid is causing tachypnea
What are the 3 causes of feline inflammatory liver disease?
Suppurative cholangitis
Lymphocytic cholangitis
Lymphocytic portal hepatitis (flukes)
What is the triad of diseases associated with feline inflammatory liver disease?
Hepatitis
Pancreatitis
IBD
What ultrasound changes will you see with feline cholangitis?
Hyperechoic liver
Thickened and hyperechoic gallbladder wall and common bile duct wall
Dilated CBD
Anechoic tortuous CBD
What disease appears similar to lymphocytic cholangitis?
FIP
What is the only way to diagnose lymphocytic cholangitis?
Histopath
Treatment for lymphocytic cholangitis?
Prednisolone
Chlorambucil
Methotrexate
What are the causes of EHBO?
Stricture
Intraluminal obstruction
Extrinsic compression
What is the most common cause of EHBO?
Pancreatitis
What is the cardinal sign of biliary tract obstruction?
Icterus
What is the best way to diagnose EHBO? What do you see?
Ultrasound
See distended GB, dilated tortuous bile duct, thickened GB wall
Definition: Inflammation of GB which could become necrotic
Cholecystitis
What breeds are mostly associated with biliary mucocele?
Shetland sheepdog (ABCB1 mutation)
Minature schnauzer
What endocrinopathy is associated with biliary mucocele? Why?
Cushings
Change of hydrophilic bile salts to hydrophobic bile salts
What are the two most common comorbid conditions associated with biliary mucocele?
Cushings
Hyperlipidemia
What is the difinitive diagnosis for biliary mucocele?
Abdominal ultrasound
What is the difinitive treatment for biliary mucocele?
Surgery
T/F: Gallbladder outcome influences the prognosis
False
T/F: The presence of hypotensive shock peri-operatively will influence the outcome
True
What primary neoplasia is found in the liver?
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Bile duct carcinoma
What 3 signs would lead you to believe an animal has oral disease?
Halitosis
Ptyalism
Prehension difficulty
What age group and breed is predisposed to feline orofacial pain syndrome?
Bermese 3-8 years old
Whats the underlying cause of pain in feline orofacial pain syndrome? Tx?
Trigeminal nerve neuralgia
Gabapentin or phenobarbitone
What is odynophagia?
Paine while eating
Is tonsillitis/pharyngitis most commonly a primary or secondary disease?
Secondary to upper respiratory diseases
What is the most common etiology of tonsillitis/pharyngitis?
Viral:
Feline herpes
Feline calici
Canine distemper
What neoplasms are associated with the pharynx?
SCC
Melanoma
Fibrosarcoma
What age group is predisposed to nasopharyngeal polyps?
Young cats
What is another DDx for tonsillitis/pharyngitis?
Feline orofacial pain syndroms
What abnormalities during the oral phase of swallowing would make you think there is something wrong?
Tilting or throwing the head back to swallow
Difficult prehending
Salivation
Food held in cheeks
What abnormalities in the pharyngeal phase of swallowing would make you think there is something wrong?
Coughing
Retching
Gagging
Worse while drinking
Food goes back to the mouth/nose
What abnormalities in the Cricopharyngeal phase of swallowing would make you think there is something wrong?
Repeated effors to swallow
Coughing
Retching
Gagging
How would you diagnose oral dysphagia?
Inspection and imaging