Vet Gastrointestinal Treatment

Front 1

Treat anorexia?

Back 1

- Mirtazapine

- Treat fluid & electrolyte derangements

- Enteral/parenteral feeding

- Diazepam

- Oxazepam

- Cyproheptadine

- Analgesia if painful

Front 2

Treat Parvovirus?

Back 2

- Isolate

- Nursing

- IV Fluids

- IV ab's - enrofloxacin & metronidazole

- Antiemetics

- Interferons

Front 3

Treat clostridial enterotoxicosis?

Back 3

- High fibre diet

- Prebiotics

- ab's - amoxicillin & tetracyclines

Front 4

Treat cobalamin malabsorption?

Back 4

- Cyanocobalamin

- Cobalamin doses

Front 5

Treat coccidia?

Back 5

- Fluid therapy

- Sulfadimethoxine for Isospora

- Trimethoprim/Clindamycin

Front 6

Treat colitis?

Back 6

- Fluids

- Acute colitis- can fast 24-48hrs

- Hypoallergenic diet

- Fibre supplement

- Antimicrobials

- Antiinflammatories (sulfasalazine & azathioprine)

- Motility modifiers (loperamide & diphenoxylate)

Front 7

Treat histiocytic ulcerative colitis?

Back 7

- High fibre diet

- Antimicrobials - enrofloxacin

- Antiinflammatories - preds, azathioprine

Front 8

Treat constipation?

Back 8

- Fluids

- Encourage activity

- Diet supplement with bulk forming agent

- Laxatives - lactulose

- Warm water enemas

Front 9

Treat acute diarrhoea?

Back 9

- Fluids

- Fasting

- Surgery to remove F.B.

- Antidiarrhoeals

- Anthelmintics

- Antibiotics

- Probiotics

Front 10

Treat chronic diarrhoea?

Back 10

- Fluids

- X-lap

- Treat the cause

Front 11

Treat dysphagia?

Back 11

- IV fluids

- Nutritional support

- Surgical excision of mass

- Corticosteroids

- Barium sulfate

Front 12

Treat oesophageal F.B.?

Back 12

- Endoscopy

- Surgery when endoscopy fails to retrieve F.B.

- Broad spec abs - amoxicillin

- Short term corticosteroids

Front 13

Treat gastroduodenal ulcer?

Back 13

- IV fluids

- Restricted activity

- Highly digestible diet

- Surgery if not healed 7-10d

- Histamine antagonist

- ab's

- Antiemetics

- Omeprazole

Front 14

Treat haemorrhagic gastroenteritis?

Back 14

- Parenteral ab's

- IVFT

- Colloids or plasma if reduced protein

- Short acting glucocorticoids

- Transfusion if excessive blood loss

Front 15

Treat gastrointestinal obstruction?

Back 15

- Surgery

- Broad spec ab's

- Short acting glucocorticoids

- Antiemetics

- H2 receptor antagonists

Front 16

Treat Helicobacter?

Back 16

- IVFT

- Clanthromycin

- Metronidazole

- Amoxycillin

- Tetracycline

Front 17

Treat hiatial hernia?

Back 17

- Prokinetic medications

- Sucralfate

- H2 receptor antagonists

- Omeprazole

- ab's

Front 18

Treat Ileus?

Back 18

- GI decompression

- Fluids

- Metronidazole

Front 19

Treat faecal incontinence?

Back 19

- Identify cause

- Frequent warm water enemas

- Surgical reconstruction

- Outside pet

- Antiinflammatories

Front 20

Treat IBD?

Back 20

- Fibre supplement

- Probiotics

- Fish oil

- Immunosuppressive drugs

Front 21

Treat intussusception?

Back 21

- Immediate surgical intervention - Xlap

- ab's

Front 22

Treat lymphangiectasia?

Back 22

- Corticosteroids

- Cobalamin supplementation

Front 23

Treat oesophageal stricture?

Back 23

- Fluids

- O2 therapy

- Sucralfate

- ab's

- Ranitidine/Famotidine/Cimetidine

- Lidocaine

- Preds

- Prokinetic drugs - cisapride

Front 24

Treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

Back 24

- Powdered pancreatic enzymes

- Cobalamin supplementation

- Antacids

- Oral ab therapy

Front 25

Treat flatulence?

Back 25

- Active lifestyle

- Highly digestible diet & low fibre

- Carminatives (relieve flatulence)

- Zinc acetate

- Dry activated charcoal

Front 26

Treat GDV?

Back 26

- O2

- Analgesia - morphine or methadone

- ECG - check for ventricular arrhythmias

- Gastric decompression - orogastric tube

- Surgical management

- Prophylactic gastropexy

Front 27

Treat gastric motility disorders?

Back 27

- Fluids

- Liquid diet

- Small volume meals

- Surgery

- Prokinetic agents

- Macrolide ab's

- H2 receptor antagonist

Front 28

Treat chronic gastritis?

Back 28

- Soft, low fat food

- Frequent small meals

- Feed late at night to avoid vomiting in early morning

- Surgery

- Gastrotomy

- Glucocorticoids

- Helicobacter - amoxycillin

- Antiemetics - metoclopramide

Front 29

Ab for Trichuris/Giardia?

Back 29

- Fenbendazole

Front 30

Treat Salmonella?

Back 30

- Enrofloxacin

Front 31

Treat Clostridium?

Back 31

- Metronidazole

Front 32

Treat campylobacter?

Back 32

- Erythromycin

Front 33

Treat histoplasma?

Back 33

- Itraconazole

Front 34

Treat megaoesophagus?

Back 34

- Surgical interventions

- ab's

- Prokinetics - metoclopramide

- Myasthenia - pyridostigmine

Front 35

Treat melena?

Back 35

- Fluids

- Whole blood or packed red cells

- Surgery if ulcers/neoplasia

- Mucosal protectants

Front 36

Treat obesity?

Back 36

- Diet restriction

- No treats

- Increase activity

- Meds - dirlotapide/mitratapide

Front 37

Treat pancreatitis?

Back 37

- IVFT

- Analgesia - buprenorphine/methadone

- Antiemetics

- Gastric protectants

- Nutrition

Front 38

Treat protein losing enteropathy?

Back 38

- Plasma transfusions or colloids if severe protein loss

- Abdominocentesis

- Treat underlying cause of PLE

- Surgery

- Low fat diet

Front 39

Treat anal prolapse?

Back 39

- Identify & treat cause

- Replace with lubricants & gentle massage

- Epidural to relieve discomfort

- Colopexy

- Perioperative abs

- Stool softeners

- Feed low residue diet

Front 40

Treat rectoanal polyps?

Back 40

- Surgical excision

- Electrocautery

- Perioperative ab's

- Stool softeners

Front 41

Treat regurgitation?

Back 41

- ab's

- Prokinetics

- H2 blockers

Front 42

Treat salivary mucocele?

Back 42

- Complete surgical excision

- Prolonged drainage - marsipialization

- ab's

- non surgical - repeated drainage or injection of antiinflammatory agents

Front 43

Treat acute vomiting?

Back 43

- Antiemetics

- H2 receptor antagonists

- Gastric mucosal protectants

- Diet

- Nursing care

- Surgery - for F.B.

Front 44

Treat chronic vomiting?

Back 44

- Antiemetics

- Antiulcer therapy

- Treat underlying cause

Front 45

Treat weight loss/cachexia?

Back 45

- Appetite stimulants - diazepam