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36 Cards in this Set
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stomach holds ___ of food |
2 gallons |
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up to ____ foals have stomach ulcers |
57% |
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prevention and treatment of ulcers |
omeprazole |
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small intestine is _____ long |
75 feet |
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Large colon is __ long |
25 feet |
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There are ____ turns in the large colon |
3 180 degree |
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10 feet long water reabsorption fecal storage |
small colon, rectum |
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Colic is usually associated with the GIT but can also arise from problems with |
urinary or repro tract |
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colic caused by bloodworms and roundworms |
verminous colic |
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less severe colic pain slow progressive obstruction |
impaction colic |
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impaction colic usually is seen in the __ |
large colon |
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most common impaction sites |
pelvic flexure cecum large colon |
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severe colic pain poor prognosis lose blood supply quickly and can have toxins leak out |
obstructive colic |
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another term for obstructive colic |
twisted gut |
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most common colic due to hypermotile gut comes and goes and is short lived |
spasmodic colic |
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hr for minor pain |
40-60 |
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hr for mod pain |
60-80 |
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hr for sever pain |
80-100 |
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clinical resp signs of pain |
panting or sobbing |
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how to tell if it is gas colic? |
hypermotile gut sounds >1/min |
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a stomach tube is placed and contents come out the tube it is reffered to as |
nasogastric reflux |
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lab procedures helpful in determining severity |
PVC, CBC blood gasses abdominocentesis |
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what is the most critical factor for colic to be treated? |
time |
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instructions for owner if horse has colic |
remove food and water allow to lie down do not let roll |
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treatments for colic |
walking analgesics stomach tube fluids surgery |
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caused by ehrlichia |
potomac horse fever |
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significant cs of phf |
founder edema |
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PHF often confused with |
salmonella |
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treatment of PHF |
fluids antibiotics |
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is there a vaccine for phf |
yes |
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zoonotic cause of diarrhea can have asymptomatic carriers |
salmonella |
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classsic cs of salmonella |
fibrin casts |
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tx for salmonella |
fluids antibiotics isolation |
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usual culprit for antibiotic induced diarrhea |
tetracyclines sulfas |
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from clostridial infection death within 24-48 hours |
colitis x |
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foals 7-14 days old mild diarrhea lasts for 2-3 days |
heat scours |
