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Lesson 1 GI Pathophysiology Flashcards

1
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what are the clinical cues for problems in the oral cavity, pharynx, and esophagus?

A

reluctance to eat/chew properly
unusual breath odors
ptyalism (excessive salivation)
regurgitation with esophageal disease

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2
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what is palatoschisis?

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cleft palate

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3
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what is prognathia?

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law is too long

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4
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why are overgrown teeth a problem?

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impairs eating
wounds
impactions downstream

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5
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what can cause enamel hypoplasia?

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canine distemper virus
intrauterine bovine viral diarrheal virus and fluorosis
tetracycline

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6
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what is porphyria?

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pink teeth: caused by rare defects in heme synthesis

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7
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what is a papule/plaque?

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firm, raised bump due to proliferation of keratinocytes

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8
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what is a vesicle/bulla due to?

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swelling of keratinocytes/rupture

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9
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what is an erosion/ulcer?

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depressed, loss of keratinocytes
partial or total loss of epithelium (ulcer: total)

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10
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what viruses can cause papules?

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pox and papillomaviruses

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11
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how does a vesicle occur?

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disrupt intracellular junctions
lyse epithelial cells

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12
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what is a vesicle?

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split in layers of epithelium
filled with serum, debris, inflammatory cells
if large: bulla

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13
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what are the mechanisms for an erosion/ulcer?

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epithelial injury: trauma, chemical, thermal
ischemia: vascular injury
mixed mechanisms

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14
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is bovine papular stomatitis zoonotic?

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yes

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15
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what does bovine papular stomatitis cause histologically?

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ballooning degeneration
intracytoplasmic inclusions

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16
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what bovine viral diseases cause erosions/ulcers?

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bovine viral diarrhea/mucosal disease
malignant catarrhal fever
rinderpest: foreign animal disease

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17
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when can mucosal disease from bovine viral diarrhea happen?

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viral mutation of persistently infected cattle
superinfected with cytopathic strain

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18
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how can bovine viral diarrhea/mucosal disease cause immune suppression?

A

lymphoid depletion

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19
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who is susceptible to foot and mouth disease?

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all cloven-hooved animals

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20
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how is the mortality of malignant catarrhal fever?

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frequently fatal disease

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21
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how is the morbidity and mortality of foot and mouth disease?

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very high morbidity
low mortality

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22
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who can get vesicular stomatitis?

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cattle
small ruminants
swine
horses

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23
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what disease looks very similar to foot and mouth disease?

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vesicular stomatitis/rhabdovirus

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24
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who is affected by contagious ecthyma (parapoxvirus) (orf, scabby mouth, etc)?

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sheep and goats

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25
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what causes the edema, effusions, hemorrhages, and necrosis in bluetongue/orbivirus?

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vascular injury from virus infecting endothelium

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26
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which vesicular diseases only affect swine?

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swine vesicular disease
vesicular exanthema of swine
seneca valley virus

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27
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what lesions does feline calicivirus cause?

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ulcers: oral/lingual

28
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what is the agent of wooden tongue?

A

Actinobacillus lignieresii

29
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what is the agent of lumpy jaw?

A

Actinomyces bovis

30
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what are the histologic lesions in lumpy jaw?

A

pyogranulomatous osteomyelitis and lymphadenitis

31
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in whom is thrush/candidiasis most common?

A

birds
foals
pigs

32
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what can be seen histologically with thrush/candidiasis?

A

hyperkeeratosis
yeast/pseudohyphae or grey/green pseudomembrane

33
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what are the two potential pathogenic mechanisms for uremic ulcers?

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uremic toxins: endothelial injury (thrombosis/ischemia) and necrosis
increased blood and salivary urea: urease producing bacteria convert to ammonia: direct toxic epithelial injury

34
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who primarily gets eosinophilic granuloma complex?

A

cats
rarely dogs

35
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what is the likely cause of lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis in cats?

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immune-mediated

36
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what is gingival hyperplasia/focal fibrous hyperplasia/hyperplastic gingivitis?

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mostly boxers, fleshy masses around teeth

37
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what are some non-invasive or minimally invasive oral cavity neoplasias?

A

papillomas
peripheral odontogenic form

38
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what is the most common malignant oral tumor in cats?

A

squamous cell carcinoma

39
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what is the most common malignant oral tumor in dogs?

A

oral melanoma

40
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do fibrosarcomas usually metastasize?

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low risk of metastasis

41
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what are the sites of narrowing of the esophagus that can lead to choke/impaction?

A

thoracic inlet
heart base
diaphragm

42
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why is choke/impaction/foreign body a problem?

A

aspiration pneumonia
pressure necrosis: rupture: pleuritis
rumen tympany (cannot eructate)

43
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what are some signs of megaeesophagus?

A

regurgitation after ingestion of solid food
aspiration pneumonia

44
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what is stomatitis referring to?

A

the mouth

45
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what is cheilitis referring to?

A

lips

46
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what is cheiloschisis?

A

cleft lip

47
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what are the plant causes of palatoschisis?

A

Veratrum californicum
hemlock
tobacco

48
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what is the mechanism of a vesicle?

A

disrupt intercellular junctions
lyse epithelial cells

49
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is bovine papular stomatitis self-limiting?

A

yes

50
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what is the morbidity like of mucosal disease and malignant catarrhal fever in cattle?

A

low morbidity

51
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what does malignant catarrhal fever infection cause?

A

erosions/ulcers in gastrointestinal, respiratory, and urinary tracts
widespread vasculitis
enlarged lymph nodes (lymphocyte proliferation)
corneal edema (blue eye)

52
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what does vesicular stomatitis look like clinically?

A

foot and mouth disease
but can infect horses

53
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what does canine oral papillomavirus cause?

A

papuless, cauliflower-like
young dogs
usually regress

54
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what is thrush/candidiasis associated with?

A

immunosuppression or antibiotic/steroid use

55
Q

what are the related entities to eosinophilic granuloma complex?

A

indolent ulcer
eosinophilic granulomas
eosinophilic plaque

56
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what are some non-invasive or minimally invasive oral masses?

A

papillomas
peripheral odontogenic fibroma

57
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does oral melanoma metastasize?

A

yes: high risk

58
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does odontogenic neoplasias metastasize?

A

no

59
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what is the ranula?

A

saliva-filled, fluctuant structure under tongue

60
Q

what is the agent of parasitic esophagitis?

A

Spirocerca lupi

61
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what is a differential diagnosis for eosinophilic granulomas?

A

neoplasia

62
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what is the likely cause of lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis in cats?

A

immune-mediated

63
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what are the most common forms of odontogenic neoplasia in dogs?

A

peripheral odontogenic fibroma: fibromatous epulis
acanthomatous ameloblastoma: acanthomatouss epulis

64
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what does peripheral odontogenic fibroma arise from?

A

periodontal ligament stroma

65
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what can granulomatous esophagitis progress to?

A

neoplasia: fibrosarcomas or osteosarcomas

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