Lecture 7: Approach to Heptaobiliary and Lymphatic Disease Flashcards
What are some infectious causes of impending diarrhea causing colic signs with fever
salmonella, clostridia, coronavirus
what are some drug induced causes of impending diarrhea with signs of colic and fever
antibiotics, NSAIDS
t or f: horses that present with colic and fever who end up having GI tract rupture/ leakage secondary to obstruction deteriorate rapidly
true
uncomplicated colics such as gas colic and simple colic do not have a __
fever
what are some causes of peritonitis in horses
post surgical leakage from GI or reproductive tract, rectal tear,GI rupture, uterine rupture, actinobacillus equuli
how do you tx peritonitis in horses caused by post surgical tear, rectal tear, GI rupture or uterine tear
resolve cause, antibiotics, peritoneal lavage
what is prognosis for peritonitis causes by leakage from GI or reproductive tract
poor to moderate
what is etiology of actinobacillus equuli
translocation or secondary to parasite migration
how do you tx actinobacillus equuli
penicillin or trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole
what is prognosis for peritonitis caused by A. Equuli
excellent
what liver enzymes are high in horses with liver diasease
GGT and SDH
what are choleliths
stones distributed on parenchyma of liver
how do you dx choleliths
ultrasound
how do you tx choleliths
DMSO, antibiotics
what is Theiler’s disease
acute hepatitis
what is Theilers disease/ acute hepatitis associated with
parvovirus
acute hepatitis/ theilers disease often associated with recent history of __administration
serum/plasma product (ex: tetanus antitoxin)
what is the likely cause of chronic active hepatitis
immune mediated
what type of cells are infiltrating in chronic active hepatitis
lymphocytic-plasmacytic infilatration
how do you tx chronic active hepatitis
corticosteroids
what is the etiology of pyrrolizidine alkaloid toxicity
cross-linking of hepatocyte DNA
what signs are pathopnuemonic for pyrrolizidine alkaloid toxicity
megalocytosis, biliary hyperplasia, bridging portal fibrosis
what would you expect the levels of GGT, indirect and direct bilirubin to be in a patient with liver disease
elevated
what would you expect the levels of total protein and albumin to be in patient with liver disease
low