GI Diseases Flashcards
(32 cards)
What are some ways to classify GI diseases?
- Anatomical location
- Functional vs Mechanical
- Congenital vs Aquired
- Inflammatory vs Non-inflammatory
- Infectious vs Non-infectious
a) Define Halitosis
b) Define Dysphagia
a) Bad breath
b) Difficulty eating/swallowing
a) What are oral papillomas?
b) What causes oral papillomas?
c) Who is most commonly affected?
a) Frondular masses which appear on the lips, tongue, and oral mucous membranes.
b) Caused by canine papilloma virus.
c) Common in young dogs
What is an oral epulis?
A pink fleshy mass on or near a tooth from the periodontal ligament
What is a dentigerous cyst?
A firm mass as a result from impacted teeth which is destructive to the surrounding bone.
What is stomatitis?
Inflammation of oral mucous membranes
How can you tell if the animal is regurgitating or vomiting?
Prodromal signs, abdominal contractions, bile, and closure of the glottis only happens with vomit, not regurge.
Name some pro-dromal signs
Drooling, licking lips, yawns, restlessness
If a patient had a mesaesophagus are they more likely to vomit, or regurgitate?
Regurge
Severe enteritis, GI forgein body obstrction, GI torsion, and a perforated GI ulcer can all lead to what?
Acute abdomen
a) What is peritonitis?
b) What are some diseases peritonitis may be secondary to?
a) Inflammation of peritoneum (abdominal lining).
b) Infection, Ruptured GI tract, Ruptured gallbladder, Ruptured bladder, Pancreatitis
True or False:
Peritonitis is a possible complication of abdominal surgery and typically has a poor prognosis.
True
What is “ileus”?
Temporary cessation of peristlsis of the intestines as a complication of abdominal surgery
What is acute gastritis?
Inflammation of stomach (sometimes including the intestines)
What are some clinical signs of acute gastritis?
Decrease appetite Nausea/vomiting Diarrhea Abdominal pain Dehydration
There are 5 different types of GI obstructions, what are they and give a short description.
1) Intusseception = portion of intestine fold in on itself (telescopes)
2) Mesenteric torsion = portion of small intestine twists around itself
3) Incarcerations = portion of tract gets trapped within an abdominal structure
4) Gastric Dilation & Volvus (GDV) = stomach becomes enlarged and twists upon itself
5) Linear Forgein Bodies = one end of “string” gets caught under the tongue/pylorus and the other end starts to move through the GI tract and will act like a saw cutting through the intestines
True or False:
Intussusception often occurs secondary to hypermotility issues
True
In which dogs is GDV most common?
Deep chested breeds
What are some clinical signs of GDV?
Vomiting or regurgitation, no appetite, and uncomfortable/painful abdominal palpation
How can we diagnose GDV (which tests)?
Radiographs or ultrasound
What is the difference between gastropexy and gastrotomy?
…pexy = stomach is permanetly adhered tot he body wall to prevent twisting
…tomy = incision made through the stomach wall
What is an enterotomy?
An incision made through intestinal wall
What is an anastomosis?
Removal os a section of intestine and suturing the normal ends back together
True or False:
Diarrhea is a diagnosis.
False - diarrhea is a clinical sign, NOT a diagnosis
