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16 Cards in this Set
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Dysphagia
-define |
-difficult swallowing
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Odynophagia
-define |
-painful swallowing
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Dysphagia
-groupings |
-oral
-pharyngeal -esophageal |
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Difficulty swallowing
-most important part of exam |
-watch the animal eat
-good description of the problem -careful oral exam -sedated/anesthetized oral exam -fluoroscopic exam |
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Oral phase dysphagia
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-some inability to prehend food and deliver to back of throat
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Oral cavity diseases
-dogs |
-Periodontal disease***
-Immune-mediated** -Neoplasia -ulcerative stomatitis -Mycotic stomatitis -uremic stomatitis -burr tongue -neuropathy |
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Oral cavity diseases
-cats |
-Periodontal disease
-Gingivitis-Stomatitis -Herpesvirus/Calicivirus -Chemical -Neoplasia -Uremia |
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Oral cavity neoplasia
-most common etiology |
-squamous cell carcinoma
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Pharyngeal phase dysphagia
-causes |
-damage to glossopharyngeal nerve
-neurological disorders (CN 9, 10, 12, myasthenia gravis) -FBs -Neoplasia -Soft palate disorders (cleft palate, hypoplasia, neoplasia) |
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Cricopharyngeal achalasia
-describe |
-Cricopharyngeal muscle contracts around the UES --> regurgitation
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Cricopharyngeal achalasia
-signalment |
-young dogs (< 1 yr old)
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Cricopharyngeal achalasia
-diagnosis |
-fluoroscopy
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Esophageal disease
-features |
-regurgitation
-repeated attempts to swallow -drooling -painful swallowing -halitosis |
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Vomiting
-possible signs to differentiate from regurgitation |
-premonitory signs
-marked abdominal contractions -presence of bile |
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Things that don't help differentiate regurgitation and vomiting
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-time after meal
-food consistency -pH -presence of mucous |
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Differentiate between regurgitation and vomiting
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-radiograph to look for widened esophagus
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