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Pachecho colitis Flashcards

1
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What are risk factors for ileal impactions

A

feeding bermuda hay, living in southeast US, not deworming for tapeworms

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Treatment for IBD in horses

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Dexamethasome
Diet
Deworm
IFEE (sx)

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What are complications of colitis?

A

laminitis, thrombophlebitis, Coagulopathy
edema
renal failure

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What drugs do we have to neutralize the endotoxins in colitis?

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Polymixin B - antibiotic
Pentoxifylline- only use if we are desprate and concerned about laminitis
Biosponge- binds to toxins and prevents absorption

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What are clinical signs of colitis

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depression
heart rate over 60
signs of endotoxemia
profuse diarrhea
hyperlactemia

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T or F: clinically normal horses can shed salmonella

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true

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Is salmonella contagious or zoonotic? How is it transmitted?

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both!
fecal-oral

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How do we diagnose salmonella?

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fecal sampling 3-5 samples 12-24 hours apart

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How long should we isolate salmonella positive cases ?

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30 d then retest

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What is C. diarrhea most commonly caused by?

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C. diff and C. perf
remember: gram + and anerobic

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Is clostridial zoonotic and contagious?

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contagious but not zoonotic

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What is the treatment for clostridum

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metronidazole
biosponge

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Is potomac horse fever contagious or zoonotic?

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neither. remmeber it is caused by ingestion of neorickettsia risticii

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What may be the only CS of Potomac horse fever?

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very high fever- up to 107

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How is potomac horse fever transmitted and what is its incubation period

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1-3 weeks
oral ingestion, transplacental or via blood transfusion

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What is the tx for potomac horse fever

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oxytetracycline or doxy

17
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What is the etiology of equine proliferative enteritis

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lawsonia intracellularis

18
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Is equine proliferative enteritis contagious or zoonotic?

A

Contagious

19
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What is the signalment for equine proliferative enteritis? How is it transmitted?

A

weanlings and yearlings
fecal/oral transmission

20
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What is the tx for equine proliferative enteritis

A

macrolides w/ or w/o rifampin, or chloramohenicol

21
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What is the etiology of right dorsal colitis

A

NSAIDS- phenylbutazone use

22
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How do you tx right dorsal colitis

A

discontinue NSAID
misoprostol
pain control
small frequent meals

23
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What is the pathophysiology of grain overload

A

overproduction of lactate in the colon, hyperosmolarity of luminal contents and damage to the colonic mucosa, dysbiosis.

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