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T/F: The first third of the esophagus is striated muscle, and the caudal 2/3 of the esophagus is smooth muscle.

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False. Prox 2/3 is skeletal, distal 1/3 is smooth

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Define primary choke.

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Esophageal obstruction with no actual issue with the esophagus itself.

Ex: dental issues, feed types

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What are some risk factors with choke concerning horse management and husbandry?

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Competition for feed -> bolting

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What are some horses associated risk factors for choke?

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Dental abnormalities (wavemouth), naturally fast eaters, underlying disease

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What are some feed associated factors that can lead to choke?

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Feed that expands with water: dry beet pulp, bran, hay cubes, pellets

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What are some CxS seen with choke?

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Profuse bilateral nasal discharge* (tint of food particles)

Salivation, gagging, retching, ‘colic’ signs

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What is the landmark for nasogastric tubing?

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13th rib

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What is the best diagnostic tool for choke?

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Endoscopy

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What is the #1 complication with choke to worry about?

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Aspiration pneumonia

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What are some methods to treat choke?

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Heavy sedation (lots of alpha2-agonist: xylazine)
NG tube and flushing
Oxytocin

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On physical examination with a horse that has apparent GI complications, what does a high elevated heart rate suggest?

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Strangulation of the intestines

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How do you grade a horse with colic?

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Grade 1 - mild. playing in water, pawing
Grade 2 - moderate. frequent pawing, kicking, crouching
Grade 3 - severe. rolling, thrashing, up and down constant

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With GI auscultation, what does +, ++, +/-, and - indicate?

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+ : present, normally usual sounds
++ : more than usual sounds
+/- : more or less, difficult to tell
- : absent sounds

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With GI auscultation, what does LD, RD, LV, RV represent?

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LD: left dorsal quadrant - small intestine and small colon
RD: right dorsal quadrant - cecum
LV: left ventral quadrant - large colon
RV: right ventral quadrant - large colon

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If you observe the external abdominal outline of a horse with colic, what would a more proximal contour of the abdomen usually indicate? What if it was blown up like a tick?

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Proximal contour - small intestine, large colon displacement

Tick size - large colon involvement

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Because a horse cannot vomit, what is a big consequence that can occur?

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Gastric rupture

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When should NG intubation be attempted when dealing with a severe colicky horse?

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Immediately (first)

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What does a large volume (>2L) indicate about the location of the colic?

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Large volume usually means small intestinal colic

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What is the prognosis of a horse that has spontaneous reflux?

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Poor prognosis

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What would the pH be of the NG reflux fluid if it were <7? >7?

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<7 : gastric

>7 : small intestine

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What could you guess is a contributor of colic if the reflex from NG tubing is malodorous?

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Infectious disease

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What can transrectal palpation tell you on a colicky horse?

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The type of distention (gas, liquid, etc), location, organ involved, and impact to other organs

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T/F: Most of the structures in the abdomen cannot be reached by rectal palpation

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T/F: If you can palpate small intestine, there is something wrong

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When would abdominocentesis be indicated?
Only if it will add to information and the decision making process
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What are normal values to obtain from a fluid from abdominocentesis?
TP: <2.5 g/dL WBC: <5,000 - 10,000 cells/uL RBC: none
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What would you expect to see on TP, WBC, RBC values on an abdominocentesis of a horse that has colic?
Increased for all
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What can CBC, blood gas, and blood chemistries tell you about a horse with colic?
The status of the horse and severity of shock and disease
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What do you see on CBC with a case of inflammatory colic?
Low/normal total WBC count and neutrophil count
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What is the best imaging tool to aid in the diagnosis of a colicky horse?
Endoscopy
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T/F: Colic can be attributed to both GI-related and non GI-related pain in the abdomen.
True
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What are the three biggest risk factors for a horse to get colic?
1. ) Diet 2. ) Changes in exercise 3. ) History of previous colic
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What are the four pathophysiologic GI causes of colic?
1. ) True obstruction 2. ) Non-strangulating infarction 3. ) Ulcerations 4. ) Inflammatory
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What is the physiological difference between strangulating and non-strangulating GI colic?
Gut wall compromise
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Which pathophysiologic GI cause of colic looks like a strangulation, but really isn't?
Infarction (thromboembolic)
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T/F: Inflammatory pathophysiologic GI causes are strangulation forms of colic.
True
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Which part of the GI tract is most common associated with non-strangulating colic?
Large intestine
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What is the HR usually for non-strangulating colic? CV signs?
``` HR = 60-70 bpm CV = normal RR = increased from pain ```
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How much reflux may you see with a NG tube on a non-strangulating lesion?
Typically none, since it is a large intestine situation
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What will you initially see with abdominocentesis of a non-strangulating colic, and what is the the 1st, 2nd, and last value to increase over time?
``` Initially = normal 1st = TP increase 2nd = WBC increase 3rd = RBC increase ```
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T/F: Strangulating lesions are more painful than non-strangulating colic but have less CV compromise.
False. Higher heart rate, and CRT increased.
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What portion of the GI is typically affected by strangulating colic?
Small intestine
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How much reflux will you normally get with NG tube on a strangulating colicky horse?
>5L
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What does the vascular compromise from strangulating colic lead to for the horse?
Metabolic acidosis, endotoxemic shock, hypovolemia, change in CV
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What do you initially see on abdominocentesis on a strangulating colic? What increases at the same time as the disease progresses?
Initially = serosanguinous fluid | Increases in TP, WBC, RBC at the same degree
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What is the single most important indicator for surgery in a colicky horse?
Persistent and/or uncontrollable pain
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What are some things to make sure you do before you send a colicky horse to a referral doctor?
NG tube, record the meds, no fluids
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T/F: Even if the horse has a strangulating colic, you may still see defecation.
True
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What meds would you give to treat spastic or mild colic?
Flunixin meglumine, dipyrone, busopan
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What meds would you give to treat moderate to severe colic?
Xylazine, butorphanol
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What are general methods used to treat colic, collectively?
No eating for a while, walking it off, NG intubation
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What can you give through the NG tube in a colicky horse with no reflux?
Mineral oil
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What are the most common ways a horse gets ileus?
Post-operatively, alteration of motility from an abnormality, obstruction, inflammation, drug-induction
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How can you treat ileus?
gastric decompression, FLUID THERAPY, pain control, prokinetics
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What are the best pain meds to use for ileus?
Flunixin megalmine
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What are the best prokinetic drugs to use for ileus?
Metaclopramide, cisapride, neostigmine
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What are the best #1 drug to use for ileus in all?
Lidocaine!

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