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Flashcards in Diarrhoea Deck (14)
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1
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Diarrhoea is

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increased frequency, fluidity or volume of faeces

2
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Osmotic diarrhoea pathology

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Unabsorbed solutes cause increased faecal water.

Caused by dietary indiscretion or overloads.

3
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Osmotic diarrhoea clinical signs

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No blood or PLE

Stops when food withheld

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Secretory diarrhoea pathology

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increased secretion of fluid & ions (crypts)

or reduced absorption (tips)

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Secretory diarrhoea is caused by

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bacterial enterotoxins, viruses, cardiac glycosides and hyperthyroidism in cats

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CSs secretory diarrhoea

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no blood or PLE

Classically continues even when food withheld

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Permeability diarrhoea pathology

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increased permeability of epithelial cells and tight junctions
increases antigen access to body - can cause breakdown in immune tolerance

8
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CSs permeability diarrhoea

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If severe can cause PLE & melena

Improves but doesn’t stop when food withdrawn

9
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Permeability diarrhoea can be due to

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increased in mucosal blood pressure, right sided heart failure, portal hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, neoplasia, gluten enteropathy, infections or toxins.

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Motility diarrhoea

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Increased/decreased intestinal transit time. Frequently occurs but poorly characterised.
Usually no PLE, melena, reduces on fasting

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Motility diarrhoea causes

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Inflammatory and parasitic diseases, feline and canine dysautonomia, megacolon/colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, hyperthyroidism and parvo-virus enteritis.

12
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Two types or normal gut motility movements

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  1. rhythmic segmentation - helps mix food

2. peristalsis

13
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Transient diarrhoea

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Most common presentation.
Often no dx and animals respond to symptomatic therapy.
Can be small or large intestinal or both!
±vomit

14
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Further investigations of transient diarrhoea are indicated if the following occur:

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  • very systemically ill animal
  • melaena
  • chronic diarrhoea
  • risk of disease in in contacts