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GI Tract
-components |
-oral cavity
-esophagus -forestomachs -stomach -small intestine -large intestine |
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General morphology of the tubular GI tract
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-mucosa
-submucosa -muscularis |
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Mucosa
-function |
-protective, absorptive, and secretory functions based on location
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Mucosal epithelium
-areas where stratified squamous |
-oral cavity
-esophagus -forestomachs |
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Mucosal epithelium
-areas where cuboidal to columnar |
-stomach
-intestines |
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Submucosa
-composition |
-loose connective tissue
-vasculature -nerves -location of lymphoid aggregates that contribute to enteric immunity |
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Muscularis
-composition |
-variation between striated and smooth muscle depending on locations
-contains an enteric nervous system |
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Muscularis
-function |
-contractions provide mixing and peristalsis
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Important Digestive Glands
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-salivary glands
-pancreas -liver |
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Salivary gland
-function |
-produce seromucous secretion to moisten and lubricate food
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Pancrease
-function |
-produce enzymes for digestion (trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase)
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Liver
-function for digestion |
-produce bile and bile acids
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GI Tract
-main function |
-uptake
-break down ingested food into smaller units -absorb nutrients -excrete wastes (non-absorbed materials) |
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Signs of GI dysfunction
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-abnormal prehension of food
-abnormal digestion -abnormal absorption or secretion -abnormal excretion |
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Lips and Tongue
-function |
-prehension
-manipulation of food |
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Teeth
-composition of hard tissues |
-dentin
-cementum -enamel |
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2 Types of Teeth in Domestic Animals
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-Brachydont
-Hypsodont |
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Brachydont teeth
-spp. found in |
-carnivores
-pigs |
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Brachydont teeth
-growth |
-short
-stop growing after eruption completed |
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Brachydont teeth
-morphology |
-crown
-neck -root(s) |
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Hypsodont teeth
-spp. found in |
-ruminants
-horses |
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Hypsodont teeth
-growth |
-long
-continue growth throughout all or most of life of the animal |
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Hypsodont teeth
-morphology |
-no crown or neck
-very elongated |
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Hardest substance in the body
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-enamel
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Manifestations of oral dysfunction
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-dysphagia
-excessive salivation -halitosis -pain |
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Oral cavity
-developmental abnormalities |
-cleft lip
-cleft palate -brachygnathia superior -grachygnathia inferior -prognathia |
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Cleft lip
-definition |
-abnormal fusion of the lip and sometimes deeper structures
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Cleft palate
-defintion |
-hard palate is not completely fused
-most common in calves |
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Brachygnathia Superior
-definition |
-short maxilla relative to the mandible
-causes malocclusion |
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Brachyganthia Inferior
-defintion |
-short mandible
-causes malocclusion |
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Prognathia
-definition |
-elongation of the mandibles
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7 Types of Stomatitis
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-Catharral Stomatitis
-Vesicular Stomatitis -Erosive/Ulcerative Stomatitis -Papular Stomatitis -Necrotizing Stomatitis -Eosinophilic Stomatitis -Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis |
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Catharral Stomatitis
-etiology |
-nonspecific
-Thrush (Oral Candidiasis) -Candida albicans |
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Vesicular Stomatitis
-etiology |
-viral or immune mediated
-FMD, Feline Calicivirus, Pemphigus vulgaris |
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Erosive/Ulcerative Stomatitis
-etiology |
-Feline Calicivirus
-Feline Herpesvirus-1 -BVD |
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Necrotizing Stomatitis
-etiology |
-Fusobacterium necrophorum
-Spirochetes |
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Eosinophilic Stomatitis
-etiology |
-etiologically and pathologically indistinct
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Lymphoplasmacytic
-etiology |
-chronic immune stimulation
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Most common dental disease of dogs
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-Periodontitis
-also most common in sheep |
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Periodontitis
-pathogenesis |
-gingivitis in association with subgingival plaque
-lysosomal enzymes from inflammatory cells or bacterial enzymes degrade gingival collagen -gums recede -possible resorption of alveolar bone -sequela = tooth loss, osteomyelitis of mandible |
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Vesicle
-morphology |
-elevated, circumscribed, fluid filled lesion < 1 cm in diameter
-located between the epithelium and lamina propria |
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Infectious diseases of pigs characterized by oral vesicles
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-Foot and Mouth Disease
-Vesicular Stomatitis -Vesicular Exanthema of Swine -Swine Vesicular Disease |
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Vesicular Stomatitis
-Morphological manifestation |
-very similar to Foot and Mouth Disease
-vesicle formation in and around the mouth, feet, teats, mammary glands |
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Conditions of Ruminants characterized by oral papules
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-Papular Stomatitis
-Contagious ecythema |
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Papular diseases of Ruminants
-caused by |
-Parapoxvirus
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Papular stomatitis
-significance to animals |
-minimal significance to cattle
-needs to be differentiated from other oral lesions |
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Contagious ecythema
-significance to animals |
-proliferative and exudative lesions similar to papular stomatitis
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Papular diseases of ruminants
-significance to veterinarians |
-zoonotic
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Ranula
-morphology |
-fluctuant cords in the ventro-lateral oral cavity
-lined by normal, intact duct epithelium |
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Mucocele
-morphology |
-cysts with no epithelial lining located from ventral to the tongue to the mid-cervical area
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Ranula
-pathogenesis |
-obstruction of salivary ducts due to hypoplasia, foreign bodies, or inflammatory or neoplastic compression can cause dilation or cyst formation in the duct
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Mucocele
-pathogenesis |
-due to rupture of a salivary duct
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Epulis
-defintion |
-tumor-like mass of the gingiva of dogs and sometimes cats
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Types of Epulis
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-Fibrous epulis
-Fibromatous epulis -Acanthomatous epulis |
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Fibrous Epulis
-description (morphology, composition, prognosis) |
-localized, firm gingival mass
-comprised of mature fibrous tissue -prognosis good following removal -usually chronic inflammation if associated with periodontal disease |
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Fibromatous Epulis
-description (morphology, composition, prognosis) |
-benign, mesenchymal tumor
-comprised of immature, poorly organized fibrous stroma -cords and islands of epithelium present in the stroma -attached to periosteum leading to the possibility of displacing teeth -prognosis is good following removal |
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Acanthomatous epulis
-description (morphology, composition, prognosis) |
-epithelial tumor of ginigival or periodontal ligament
-comprised of nests and sheets of epithelium with surrounding stroma -invasive and can destroy adjacent bone -Likely to reoccur after removal |
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Common oral neoplasms of dogs and cats
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-oral papillomatosis
-oral squamous cell carcinoma -oral melanoma -oral fibrosarcoma |
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Oral Papillomatosis
-describe |
-benign squamous epithelial neoplasm
-common in young animals -proliferations of squamous epitheliam cells (warts) from papovavirus infection -can extend into the esophagus or rumen -spontaneous remission |
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Oral Squamous cell carcinoma
-describe |
-malignant squamous epithelial neoplasm
-irregular, noduar grey mass on the ventral surface of the tongue -can metastisize and become locally suspective |
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Oral melanoma
-describe |
-benign or malignant
-early metastasis to LNs -arise from melanocytes of gingiva, buccal mucosa, or lips -most common in males and breeds with dark hair coats and pigmented mucous membranes |
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Oral fibrosarcoma
-describe |
-malignant neoplasm of fibroblasts
-commonly locally invade bone |
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Manifestations of Esophagus Dysfunction
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-Dysphagia
-Regurgitation and/or vomiting -Aspiration pneumonia -Poor growth or condition |
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Regurgitation vs. Vomiting
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-Regurgitation: return of undigested food back up the esophagus to the mouth
-Vomiting: return of partially digested stomach contents to the mouth |
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Megaesophagus
-define |
-dilation of the esophagus because of insufficient, absent, or uncoordinated peristalsis in the mid and cervical esophagus
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Megaesophagus
-causes |
-congenital (persistent right 4th aortic arch, neuromuscular development abnormality)
-acquired (neuromuscular condition or mechanical obstruction) |
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Persistent Right 4th aortic arch
-structures that form a ring around the esophagus |
-aorta
-pulmonary artery -ductus arteriosus |
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Congenital megaesophagus
-common in what breeds |
-Great Danes
-German Sheperds -Irish Setters |
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Neuromuscular Development Abnormality
-pathogenesis of megaesophagus |
-ganglia in the myenteric plexus are normal in number
-delayed maturation of function -may improve over time |
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acquired neuromuscular condition
-pathogenesis of megaesophagus |
-myasthenia gravis
-immune-mediated destruction of neuromuscular endplates |
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How can megaesophagus be recognized?
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-regurgitation after ingestion of solid food
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Lesions associated with Spirocirca lupi infection of the esophagus
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-focal granulomatous esophagitis
-aortic mineralization -thrombosis |
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Manifestations of forestomach dysfunction
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-abdominal distension
-electrolyte imbalance |
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Bloat
-define |
-dilation of the rumen by gas and ingesta
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Bloat types
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-primary tympany (frothy bloat)
-secondary tympany (gas accumulation) |
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Frothy Bloat
-cause |
-ingestion of legumes that stabilize foam
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Frothy Bloat
-define |
-gas and ingesta are intermixed
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Frothy Bloat
-pathogenesis |
-bloat-inducing legumes contain high levels of proteins that stabilize rumen foam
-bacteria ferment legumes and contribute to gas formation -foam interferes with normal gas eructation causing gas to build up in the rumen -expanded rumen compresses diaphragm to inhibit respiration and increases intraabdominal pressure shunting blood away from the abdominal viscera |
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Frothy Bloat
-cause of death |
-hypoxia
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Frothy bloat
-lesions |
-distended abdomen
-dark red, poorly clotted blood -congestion -hemorrhages -bloat-line in esophagus |
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Secondary Tympany
-cause |
-obstructions or adhesions of the forestomachs or esophagus
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Secondary Tympany
-pathogenesis |
-esophagus obstruction
-animal cannot eructate gas normally -gas production by fermentation still occurs normally -abdominal distension occurs |
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Secondary Tympany
-lesions |
Similar to frothy bloat but w/o froth
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Lactic Acidosis
-cause |
-shift in rumenal microflora due to increased carbohydrate in the ration
-causes excessive production of lactic acid |
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Lactic Acidosis
-most important systemic effect |
-Necrobacillary rumenitis which can spread to the liver and cause hepatic abcesses
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Necrobacillary rumenitis
-cause |
-Fusobacterium necrophorum
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Lactic Acidosis
-most important local effect |
-Mycotic rumenitis
- |
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Mycotic rumenitis
-cause |
-fungi which colonize damaged mucosa and cause fibrinous necrohemorrhagic inflammation
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Necrobacllary rumenitis
-morphology |
-multiple foci of mucosal necrosis
-villus adhesion from fibrinocellular exudation -coagulative liver necrosis |
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Mycotic rumenitis
-morphology |
-fibrinous necrohemorrhagic inflammation of mucosa
-vascular thrombosis -localized fibrinohemorrhagic peritonitis |
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GI/liver diseases caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum
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-Necrotizing stomatitis
-Calf diptheria -Necrobacillary rumenitis -Swine dysentery -Hepatic abcesses |
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Traumatic reticulitis
-aka |
-hardware disease
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Traumatic reticulitis
-lesions |
-focal peritonitis
-perirecticular abscesses -pericarditis -pleuritis |
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Gastric Dilatation in Dogs
-predisposing factors |
-source of distending gas, fluid, feed
-obstruction of the cardia preventing emesis and eructation -obstruction of pylorus preventing movement of contents into Small Intestine |
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Gastric Dilatation in Dogs
-sequelae |
-volvulus
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Volvulus
-effects |
-vascular congestion --> congestion and edema, ischemia, mucosal infarction
-spleen displacement -can be fatal due to circulatory shock and DIC |
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Gastric Ulceration in Pigs
-predisposing factors |
-stress
-finely ground feed -specific ration types (high copper, high carbs, high unsaturated fatty acids) |
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Factor of gastroduodenal ulceration in domestic animals that is not a common cause of gastroduodenal ulceration in humans
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-Helicobacter pylori
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Clostridial abomastitis
-cause |
- Clostridium septicum
- Clostridium perfringens |
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Clostridial abomastitis in Sheep
-aka |
-Braxy
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Clostridial abomastitis in sheep
-morphological lesions |
-necrohemorrhagic emphysematous abomatitis
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Parasitic Gastritis in Ruminants
-cause |
-Haemonchus contortus
-Ostertagia sp. |
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Haemonchus contortus
-mechanism of parasitic gastritis |
-blood sucking nematodes
-acute anemia and hypoproteinemia |
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Ostertagia sp.
-mechanism of parasitic gastritis |
-mucosal metaplasia and glandular hyperplasia with roughened abomasal mucosa
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Haemonchus contortus
-lesions |
-severe anemia
-red-brown gastric content -serous effusions -young animals |
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Ostertagia sp.
-lesions |
-abomastitis with mucous metaplasia and glandular hyperplasia
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Section of small intestine that contains submucosal glands
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-duodenum
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Section of the small intestine with peyer's patches
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-ileum
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Epithelial lining of the mucosa of the small intestine
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-columnar epithelium
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Goblet cells
-function |
-secrete mucous to help protect the mucosal surface of the small intestine
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Paneth cells
-describe |
-horses and ruminants
-located in the crypts -produce lysozyme (antimicrobial effect) |
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Enterocyte
-function |
-digest and absorb nutrients, electrolytes, water
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Transit time of an epithelial cell from the crypt to villus
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-2-8 days
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large intestine epithelial lining
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-columnar epithelium
-stratified squamous in anus |
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Colon and cecum
-function |
-microbial fermentation
-absorption of water, vitamins, electrolytes |
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Large intestine
-components |
-cecum
-colon -rectum -anus |
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What can be caused by diarrhea?
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-dehydration
-electrolyte imbalance -nutrient deficiency |
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Small Bowel Diarrhea
-types |
-secretory small bowel diarrhea
-malabsorption small bowel diarrhea -effusive small bowel diarrhea |
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Secretory small bowel diarrhea
-define |
-imbalance between secretion and absorption that favors secretion
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Secretory Small Bowel Diarrhea
-etiology |
-E. coli heat labile toxin, cholera toxin (enterotoxin)
-E. coli heat stable toxin, Yersinia enterocolitica (enterotoxins) |
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Secretory small bowel diarrhea due to E. coli heat labile toxin
-pathogenesis |
-increase in adenylate cyclase activity in enterocyte
-inc. cAMP -shuts down NaCl cotransport in the villus enterocytes -reduced passive absorption of water with stimulated chloride secretion causing water loss -increased water in gut lumen |
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Secretory small bowel diarrhea due to E. coli heat stabile toxin
-pathogenesis |
-stimulate increased guanylate cyclase
-inc. cGMP -shuts down NaCl cotransport in the villus enterocytes -reduced passive absorption of water with stimulated chloride secretion causing water loss -increased water in gut lumen |
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Malabsorptive small bowel diarrhea
-define |
-retention of electrolytes and nutrient solute, along with osmotically retained water in the lumen of the intestine
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Malabsorptive small bowel diarrhea
-etiology |
Virus induced
-Parvovirus -Feline Enteric Coronavirus |
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Effusive Small Bowel Diarrhea
-define |
-retrograde flow of fluid and solute from the intestinal tissue to the lumen
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Effusive Small bowel diarrhea
-causes |
-increased hydrostatic pressure within lamina propria
-increased permeability of intestinal mucosa Inflammation |
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Effusive Small Bowel Diarrhea
-etiology |
-Salmonella
-Clostridium |
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Enteric Parvovirus
-pathogenesis |
-oronasal exposure
-infects tonsils and peyer's patches -spreads systemically to other lymphoid tissue -cause enterocyte necrosis -eventually replaced by new enterocytes from crypts |
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Feline Panleukopenia Virus
-pathogenesis |
-replicate in the crypt cells and destroy the crypts not allowing for regeneration
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Intestinal displacement
-most common in what spp |
-horse
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Intestinal displacement
-types |
-eventration
-torsion -volvulus -herniation -intussusception |
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Eventration
-define |
-displacement of a portion of the intstines outside the abdominal cavity
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Torsion
-define |
-rotation or twisting of a portion of the bowel
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Volvulus
-define |
-intestinal obstruction due to torsion
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Herniation
-define |
-passage of organs or tissues through an abdominal opening
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Intussusception
-define |
-telescoping of one section of the intestine into another
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Intestinal displacement
-sequelae |
-tympany
-obstruction with distension -vascular compromise -necrosis |
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Syndromes caused by E. coli
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-Enterotoxigenic colibacilosis
-Enteropathogenic colibacilosis -Septicemic colibacilosis |
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Enterotoxigenic colibacilosis
-animals affects |
-neonatal calves, lambs, pigs
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Enterotoxigenic colibacilosis
-pathogenesis |
-adhere to and colonize intestinal mucosa
-produce secretion inducing toxins Secretory small bowel diarrhea |
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Enteropathogenic colibacilosis
-animals affected |
-rabbits, pigs, lambs, dogs
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Enteropathogenic colibacilosis
-pathogenesis |
-large numbers of bacteria adhere to enterocytes in the small and large intestine
-microvillus degeneration and detachment Malabsorptive diarrhea |
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Septicemic colibacilosis
-animals affected |
-calves
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Septicemic colibacilosis
-pathogenesis |
-E. coli gain access to vasculature to cause bacteremia
-can result in peracute death |
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Common enteric diseases of young puppies
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-canine parvoviral enteritis
-canine ancylostomasis |
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Canine Parvoviral enteritis
-pathogenesis |
-systemically spreads to lymphoid tissue and intestinal crypts
-enterocyte necrosis and atrophy -malabsorption and effusion |
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Canine Parvoviral enteritis
-signs |
-anorexia
-lethargy -vomiting -diarrhea |
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Canine Parvoviral enteritis
-gross lesions |
-segmental to generalized serosal hemorrhage with red-tinged fluid in the intestinal lumen
-also infects bone marrow --> lymphopenia and neutropenia |
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Canine Ancylostomasis
-transmission |
-in utero
-transmammary -ingestion |
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Canine Ancylostomasis
-signs |
-weight loss
-anemia -diarrhea -dehydration |
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Lymphangiectasia
-defintion |
-dilation of lymph vessels (intestinal lacteals) due to obstruction
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Lymphangectasia
-cause |
-inflammation
-neoplasia |
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Lymphangectasia
-clinical signs |
-chronic diarrhea
-wasting -hypoproteinemia -lymphopenia -hypocalcemia -hypocholesterolnemia |
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Lymphangectasia
-sequelae |
-malabsorption
-protein-losing enteropathy |
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Dysautonomia
-signs |
-anorexia
-decreased salivation -bradycardia -papillary dilation -constipation -possible diarrhea |
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Dysautonomia
-define |
-chromatolysis and degeneration of neurons in autonomic ganglia
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Dysautonomia
-lesions |
-megaesophagus
-dilated and flaccid bowel -ileal obstruction in the GI tract |
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Enteric coccidiosis
-lesions in cattle |
-fibrinohemorrhagic typhlocolitis which may extend to the terminal ileum and rectum
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Enteric coccidiosis
-etiology in sheep and cattle |
-Eimeria sp.
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Enteric coccidiosis
-clinical signs |
-diarrhea (malabsorption, inflammatory effusion, hemorrhage)
-dysentery -dehydration -neurological signs (neurotoxin) |
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Enteric coccidiosis
-differentials |
-salmonellosis
-BVD -bovine adenovirus -malignant catarrhal fever -rinderpest |
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Enteric coccidiosis
-lesions in sheep |
-fibrinohemorrhagic typhlocolitis which may extend to the terminal ileum and rectum
-may have multifocal small white nodules representing infected clusters of villi |
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Bovine Salmonellosis
-etiology |
-S. typhimurium
-S. dublin |
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Bovine salmonellosis
-age affected |
- > 1 wk old
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Bovine Salmonellosis
-clinical signs |
-depression
-dehydration -yeallow-gray diarrhea |
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Bovine Salmonellosis
-lesions |
-fibrinous enterocolitis (can also be catarrhal or hemorrhagic)
-villous blunting with mucosal necrosis and ulceration -ileum most severe |
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Bovine Salmonellosis
-non-enteric lesions |
-paratyphoid granulomas in liver
-fibrinous cholecystitis -pulmonary edema -acute splenitis |
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BVD
-etiology |
-Pestivirus (w/ cytopathic and non-cytopathic types)
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Acute BVD
-morphological lesions |
Erosions and shallow ulcers of the:
-tongue -esophagus -intestine |
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Acute BVD
-significance |
-most infections are subclinical
-6-24 month old cattle -Type I, non-cytopathic strain of BVD -decreased milk prodction |
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Bovine Mucosal Disease
-etiology |
-when cattle whom are immunotolerant to and persistently infected by a NCP strain of BVD become infected by a CP strain
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Bovine Mucosal disease
-lesions |
-fetal: cerebellar hypoplasia, thymic hypoplasia, cataracts
-Acute: |
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Acute BVD
-lesions |
-ulcers of the tongue, esophagus, intestines
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Bovine Mucosal Disease
-lesions |
-ulcers of the tongue, esophagus, intestines
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Malignant Catarrhal fever
-cause |
-gamma-herpesvirus
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever
-pathogenesis |
-viremia with multisystemic involvement
-cytotoxic T-cell proliferation |
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever
-lesions |
-ulceration and necrosis of the oral cavity, esophagus, forestomach, and intestines
-lymphoid infiltrates -blood vessel necrosis |
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Johnes Disease
-aka |
-paratuberculosis
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Johnes Disease
-etiology |
-M. avium paratuberculosis
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Johnes Disease
-pathogenesis |
-ingestion of M. avium
-persistence in intestine and lymph nodes -progressive emaciation |
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Johnes Disease
-lesions |
-granulomatous enteritis
-aortic mineralization -lymphangitis/lymphadenitis |
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Rhodococcus enterocolitis
-etiology |
-Rhodococcus equi
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Rhodococcus enterocolitis
-pathogenesis |
-pulmonary infection
-spreads via ingestion to the intestine |
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Rhodococcus enterocolitis
-primary lesions |
-suppurative bronchopneumonia
-pyogranulomatous enterocolitis and lymphadenitis -enteric lesions secondary |
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Anterior enteritis of horses
-pathogenesis |
-excessive enterogastric reflux without intestinal obstruction
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Anterior enteritis of horses
-lesions |
-lots of fluid in duodenum and anterior jejunum
-mucosal hyperemia and edema -serosal hemmorhage -excess fluid from increased production, not intestinal obstruction |
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Anterior enteritis of horses
-differential diagnosis |
-intestinal obstruction
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Porcine Salmonellosis
-etiological agents |
-Salmonella cholerasuis (septicemic)
-Salmonella typhimurium (enteric) |
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Porcine Salmonellosis
-lesions associated with S. cholerasuis |
Mainly due to endotoxin-induced endothelial damage
-hemorrhage -pulmonary edema -interstitial pneumonia -splenomegaly -multifocal hepatic necrosis -gastric venous infarction |
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Porcine Salmonellosis
-lesions associated with S. typhimurium |
-Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
-ulcerative proctitis -rectal stricture (sequela from granulation and fibrosis of ulcer) |
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Pathogenesis of rectal stricture associated with Salmonella infection in pigs
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-Salmonella typhimurium
-localized infection causing mucosal damage -ulceration develops (ulcerative proctitis) -granulation and fibrosis occur to heal the ulcerative lesion, causing stricture) |
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Proliferative Enteropathy Complex
-etiology |
-Lawsonia intracellularis in feeder pigs
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Proliferative Enteropathy Complex
-manifestations |
-intestinal adenomatosis
-necrotic ileitis -regional ileitis |
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Proliferative Enteropathy Complex
-intestinal adenomatosis lesions |
-mucosal hyperplasia of crypt enterocytes (ileum)
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Proliferative Enteropathy Complex
-necrotic ileitis lesions |
-fibrinous pseudomembrane mixed with caseous yellow necrotic mucosis
-coagulation necrosis of the adenomatosis mucosa |
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Proliferative enteropathy Complex
-regional ileitis lesions |
-adenomatosis with mucosal ulceration, granulation, hemorrhage
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Swine dysentery
-etiology |
-Brachyspira hyodysenteria
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Swine dysentery
-signs |
-diarrhea with mucous, blood, or fibrin
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Swine Dysentery
-lesions |
-fibrinocatarrhal typhlocolitis with superficial mucosal necrosis and erosions of the colon ans cecum
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Areas affected:
-swine enteropathy complex -salmonella -dysentery |
-enteropathy: ileum
-salmonella: ileum, cecum, colon -dysentery: cecum, colon |