Week 1 Vomiting And Regurgitation Flashcards
Plan case management and follow-up in regurgitating and vomiting patients
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How can you distinguish between vomiting and diarrhoea?
Undigested food
Abdominal effort
Related to feeding activity
Understand the basic pathophysiology of vomiting
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List causes of gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal vomiting
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Describe general principles of gastric acid secretion and the action of anti-emetic, anti-ulcer and motility modifying GI drugs
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Explain reasons for acid-base imbalances, electrolyte imbalances, dehydration and hypovolaemia in patients presenting for gastrointestinal surgery and to recall that intravenous fluid therapy is the mainstay of treatment for these abnormalities
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Explain and predict the risk of post-operative infection in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. To make a surgical plan for decreasing this risk.
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Outline the process of gastrointestinal wound healing and to use this knowledge to review:
• Factors which might delay gastrointestinal wound healing
• Options for repair of gastrointestinal wounds
• The process of gastrointestinal wound breakdown
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Outline the techniques and to review the indications for: gastrotomy; partial gastrectomy; enterotomy; and enterectomy.
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Discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for surgical diseases of the stomach and small intestine including: foreign bodies; neoplasia; intussusception; and septic peritonitis.
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Explain the prognosis for the above conditions to a professional colleague or pet owner.
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To understand the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of common diseases of the rumen and reticulum, including bloat, traumatic reticulo-peritonitis, and rumen acidosis.
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To be able to distinguish frothy bloat and free gas bloat of the rumen and to treat each condition correctly.
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Trochar and cannula
Red devil
Oil
To understand the clinical significance of pings auscultated in the abdomen. To be aware of the main causes of these pings including Left Displaced Abomasum (LDA), Right Displaced Abomasum (RDA), torsion of the abomasum, caecal dilatation and torsion, and gas in the spiral colon.
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Discuss the anatomy and development of equine teeth, and list the clinical problems associated with these structures
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