GI-endocrine

Question 1

GI components

Answer 1

1- mouth to anus
2-Accessory structures

Question 2

Lip fold dermatitis

Question 3

Oral trauma

Question 4

What are the Oral neoplasias?

Answer 4

-Melanoma
-Squamous cell carcinoma
-Fibrosarcoma
-Osteosarcoma
+Papillomas and epulides

Question 5

What is a megaesophagus?

Question 6

Reasons for contact irritant of the esophagus:

Answer 6

Pilling cats, chronic vomit, gastritis reflux

Question 7

GER means

Answer 7

Gastroesophageal reflux

Question 8

Esophagitis is?

Question 9

What can be a esophageal obstruction?

Answer 9

Bones
Toyas

Question 10

What three places can a esophageal obstruction happen?

Answer 10

Thoracic inlet, Base of heart, or distal esophagus

Question 11

What are some clinical management for acute gastroenteritis?

Answer 11

-Dietary restriction
-Fluids

Question 12

What are some drugs used to decrease gastric acidity?

Answer 12

Famotidine (pepcid)
Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Omeprazole (Prilosec)

Question 13

What’s the difference between gastroenteritis, enterogastritis and the other one?

Question 14

How to control acute gastroenteritis?

Answer 14

-No abrupt food changes
-Withhold food +/- water for 24 hours ( if vomit call vet)
-Avoid table food

Question 15

Chronic gastroenteritis

Question 16

IBD:

Answer 16

Inflammatory Bowel disease

Question 17

How to diagnose chronic gastroenteritis?

Answer 17

CBC, Chem,UA, FELV/FIV normal
Endoscopic biopsy only way-histopathology

Question 18

Treatment for Chronic Gastroenteritis?

Answer 18

Trial basis and if client can pay:
-diet, pred, azathioprine, sulfa, tylan, metronidazole

Question 19

What is the cause of Chronic ulceration?

Answer 19

Drugs (NSAID, pred)
Stress

Question 20

What are signs of Chronic ulceration?

Answer 20

Anemia, Edema, Melena, Anorexia, septicemia (coffee ground vomit), Abdominal pain

Question 21

Treatment for Chronic ulceration:

Answer 21

Sucralfate first then acid reducers 30 mins later

Question 22

Diliation=_____

Answer 22

Air

Question 23

What happens when the spleen is involved in gastric dilation/volvulus?

Answer 23

-Hypovolemic
-Endotoxic (septic) shock

Question 23

Volvulus=_______

Answer 23

Twist along its longitudinal axis

Question 24

GDV treatment

Answer 24

~Decompress stomach and treat shock Fluids, steroids for endotoxemia, bicarbonate for acidosis

Question 25

How to diagnose GDV?

Answer 25

Ping?

Question 26

Gastric Neoplasia canine:

Answer 26

Adenocarcinoma

Question 27

Gastric Neoplasia Feline:

Answer 27

Lymphosarcoma

Question 28

Small intestine rule outs:

Answer 28

Stress, Parasitic, viral, bacterial, dietary, physical abnormality (foreign body)

Question 29

Protozoans like Giardia need:

Answer 29

Metronidazole

Question 30

Protozoans like Coccidia need:

Answer 30

Sulfa drugs

Question 31

GDV is common in what type of animal?

Answer 31

-2-10 yr old large breeds (deep chested) -exercise and diet implicated

Question 32

Viral diarrhea is common in young animals that are not vaccinated with what?

Answer 32

-Parvo -Distemper -Panleukopenia -Corona

Question 33

Viral diarrhea tests:

Answer 33

Parvo test, titer-distemper Low WBC-parvo/panleukopenia

Question 34

Treatment for viral diarrhea?

Answer 34

Fluids, antiemetics, antibiotics/virals, isolation

Question 35

SIBO=______________________

Answer 35

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Question 36

Bacteral diarrhea:

Answer 36

Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, E. Coli Clostridium, Staph

Question 37

How is Bacterial diarrhea diagnosed? And treatment?

Answer 37

1. Fecal, Fecal smear 2. Antibiotic and supportive care

Question 38

Immune-Mediated Diarrhea

Question 39

Intestinal Lymphangiestasia

Answer 39

Chronic protein-losing disorder. Intestinal lymph drainage impaired. Back-up leaks into lumen.

Question 40

Foreign body is? Commone symptoms:

Answer 40

Anything stuck in the stomach, intestine or bowel -Vomiting, Anorexia, Depression or diarrhea

Question 41

Large bowel- Signs:

Answer 41

diarrhea, tenesmus, blood, mucus

Question 42

Intussusception

Question 43

Megacolon happens in what animal?

Answer 43

Cats

Question 44

How to help with megacolon?

Answer 44

Enema, fluids, stool softeners

Question 45

What is telescoping? And how do yu fix it surgericgically? (intussusception)

Answer 45

- -Remove the section that is telescoping

Question 46

Feline hepatic lipidosis is what? And happens to what type of cats?

Answer 46

Fatty liver Obese, older cats