Digestive system examination & diagnosis

Question 1

A centrally mediated reflex expulsion of food from the stomach and duodenum

Answer 1

Vomiting
- Has presence of bilirubin (bilious vomiting syndrome)

Question 2

Passive expulsion of material (food, water, saliva) from the mouth, pharynx, or esophagus.

Answer 2

Regurgitation

Question 3

Hematemesis

Answer 3

vomiting blood

Question 4

most sensitive and specific means of finding and evaluating gastroduodenal ulcers and erosions

Answer 4

Endoscopy

Question 5

Chronic Diarrhea

Answer 5

has been persistent (>3 weeks or longer) or has an episodic occurrence

Question 6

Diarrhea SI origin

Answer 6

associated with weight loss

Question 7

Diarrhea LI origin

Answer 7

Usually no weight loss

Question 8

Chronic Large intestinal diarrhea

Answer 8

-Fecal mucus
-Digital examination: mucosal thickening or proliferation
-whipworms, giardia, tritrichomonas

Question 9

(Term) Fresh blood in the feces
-Causes:

Answer 9

Hematochezia
-Coagulopathies, focal bleeding lesions in distal part of colon, rectum, perineal region

Question 10

Finding of a coal tar black feces

Answer 10

Melena

Question 11

Ineffectual or painful straining at urination or defecation (usually caused by large bowel disease particularly colitis)

Answer 11

Tenesmus

Question 12

Painful or difficult elimination of feces from the rectum (recto-anal disorders)

Answer 12

Dyschezia

Question 13

Infrequent, incomplete, or difficult defecation with passage of hard or dry feces

Answer 13

Constipation

Question 14

Intractable constipation caused by prolonged retention of hard, dry feces; defecation is impossible in the obstipated patients.

Answer 14

Obstipation

Question 15

is a pathologic condition of hypomotility and dilation of the large intestine that results in constipation and obstipation

Answer 15

Megacolon

Question 16

is an inflammation of the tissue lining of the rectum.

Answer 16

Proctitis

Question 17

Type of anorexia where the dog is hungry but has trouble eating dur to physical limitations with handling, masticating, and consuming food

Answer 17

Pseudo-anorexia

Question 18

An outpouring of fluid, usually cased by hypoalbuminemia, portal hypertension, peritoneal inflammation

Answer 18

Abdominal effusion

Question 19

Class I occlusion (Mandible and Maxilla)

Answer 19

Normal occlusion

Question 20

Class II occlusion (mandible & maxilla)

Answer 20

Brachygnathism or overshot jaw

Question 21

Class III occlusion (Maxilla and mandible)

Answer 21

Prognathism or undershot jaw
“yakmo”

Question 22

Corrective surgery for elongated soft palate problems in brachycephalic dogs

Answer 22

BOAS corrective surgery