Digestive Disorders Flashcards

Question

Treatment for vomiting

Answer 1

Identify and correct underlying causes Ivft Nutritional management Medication e.g. anti-emetics, antibiotics, analgesics, histamine blocking agents, gastric Protestants, antacids

Answer 2

Monitor vital and clinical signs and hydration Administer drugs, diet, fluids as prescribed Observe and record vomiting Keep animal clean, bath and groom Record and monitor weight

Answer 3

``` Sudden diet change Scavenging Food intolerance/hypersensitive Infectious disease Neoplasia Foreign body Intussusception Colitis Liver disease ```

Answer 4

``` Bright or ill with abdominal pain Pyrexia Anorexia Dehydration Borborygmi Flatulent Weight loss Loss of condition ```

Answer 5

``` History and full physical examination Bloods for haematology and biochemistry Faecal analysis Abdominal radiograph/ultrasound Barium meal Enteroscopy Exploratory Laparotomy Biopsy for histopathology ```

Answer 6

Identify and correct underlying causes Starve then bland food (24-48 hours) or sensitivity diet Ivft Medication e.g. antibiotics, anti-parasitic, corticosteroids, enzyme supplement

Answer 7

Monitor vital and clinical signs and hydration status Administer drugs, diet, fluids as prescribed Observe and record diarrhoea Keep animal clean Monitor and record weight loss Isolate if infectious disease is suspected

Answer 8

Diet Colonic Orthopaedic Other

Answer 9

Failure to pass or passing of v hard faeces, tenesmus, harmatochezia, dyschezia, stercoraceous

Answer 10

``` History and full physical examination Rectal/neurological exam Radiograph of abdomen Barium meal Enteroscopy ```

Answer 11

Identify and correct underlying causes Nutritional management Medication/enema

Answer 12

Monitor vital and clinical signs and hydration Administer drugs, diet, enema as prescribed Observe and record faeces

Answer 13

``` Obesity High fat diet Trauma Surgical manipulation Pancreatic duct occlusion ```

Answer 14

Idiopathic | Infection

Answer 15

History and full physical examination Blood tests for biochemistry Abdominal radiograph/ultrasound

Answer 16

Nil by mouth until vomit stops Ivft Nutritional management Medication e.g, analgesics, antiemetic, antibiotics

Answer 17

Monitor vital and clinical signs Administer drugs, fluids, diet as prescribed Monitor and record abdominal pain/vomiting Provide diet in small frequent meals

Answer 18

Caused by insufficient production or loss of pancreatic enzymes Can be congenital and maybe hereditary Common in dogs, rare in cats

Answer 19

``` Polyphagia Coprophagia Weight loss Diarrhoea Steatorrhoea Flatulent Poor hair coat ```

Answer 20

History and full physical examination Blood tests for biochemistry and haematology Faecal analysis

Answer 21

``` Nutritional management Raw ox or pig pancreas Pancreatic enzyme supplements Antibiotics Coconut oil ```

Answer 22

Monitor vital and clinical signs Administer drugs and diet as prescribed Feed small frequent meals of low fat diet Monitor and record weight Monitor and record faecal amount, consistency and colour Keep clean

Answer 23

Inflammation of liver

Answer 24

late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis

Answer 25

spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities in patients with liver dysfunction

Answer 26

Infectious disease Toxins Trauma Drug induced

Answer 27

bypass of the liver by the body's circulatory system. It can be either a congenital (present at birth) or acquired condition.

Answer 28

Neoplasia, metabolic disorders, copper toxicity, congenital

Answer 29

``` Vomiting Diarrhoea Weight loss Polydipsia Polyuria Anorexia Abdominal pain Jaundice Ascites Orange urine Bleeding tendency Hepatomegaly ```

Answer 30

History and full physical examination Blood test for haematology and biochemistry Abdominal radiograph/ultrasound Liver biopsy for histopathology

Answer 31

``` Identify and correct underlying causes Ivft Nutritional management Medication e.g. anti inflammatories Antibiotics and lactulose ```

Answer 32

Monitor vital and clinical signs Administer drugs, diet, fluids as prescribed Nutritional support in small frequent meals Isolate if infectious disease is suspected