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Diseases of the oral cavity, esophagus and stomach
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is periodontal disease? | Accumulation of plaque and tartar. Mild to severe. |
| What can calcified tartar under the gumline lead to? | Toothe loosening etc. |
| What is plaque? | Soft material easily removed |
| What is hard tartar? | Erosion of gumline abcessed teeth, halitosis, tooth loss. |
| What is the path of least resistence? | Sinus cavity |
| Whats the treatment for periodontal disease? | Ultrasonic scaling, extractions, antibiotics, dentrificies, chew toys, mouth washes |
| What is dentrificies? | Tooth paste for dogs |
| What is feline root resorption? | root of tooth resorbs, causes gingivitis, fill erosion. |
| How is a Feline Root Resorption taken care of? | Extraction: fragils easily broken |
| What is Epulis? | Benign excessive growth of gingival tissue, must differentiate from oral neoplasia, excised @ time of dental |
| What is chondrosarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue. second most common primary tumor of the bone |
| Give examples of oral neoplasia | Squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma |
| What is oral neoplasia? | oral tumors. |
| What is squamous cell carcinoma? | Very aggressive, poor prognosis, excise of debulk mass: comes back. type of skin cancer |
| What is malignant melanoma? | Poor prognosis. Melanoma can metastasize (spread) to any area of the body especially the lymph nodes and lungs. |
| What signs are seen with malignant melanoma? | Lymph node swelling or enlargement |
| What is Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex? | Raised masses, lips, gums, palates, Infiltration of Eosinophils may reoccur |
| What is another term for Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex? | Rodent Ulcers |
| What is the treatment for Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex? | Injectable corticosteroids |
| What is secondary to megaesophagus? | Hypothyroidism, myasthenia gravis |
| What is myasthenia gravis? | is a neuromuscular disorder characterized byvariable weakness of voluntary muscles, which often improves withrest and worsens with activity. |
| What is Megaesophagus? | Esophagus loses tone and dilates |
| Megaesophagus is prone to what? | Regurgitation, Aspiration Pneumonia |
| How do you treat Megaesophagus? | Elevate food, feed hruel, treat underlying disease |
| With megaesophagus there is a greater risk of what? | Aspirating |
| Persistent Right aortic arch is common in who? | German shepard |
| What is Persistent Right aortic arch ? | the right aortic arch persists, which causes obstruction of the esophagus at the level of the heart base. esophagus is encircled by the persistent arch on the right. |
| What is GDV? | Gastric Dilation and Volvulus |
| What is Gastric Dilation and Volvulus? | AKA:Bloat, acute onset |
| Who does Gastric Dilation and Volvulus happen to? | Fast eaters, indiscriminate eaters |
| What should you do to prevent bloat? | Exercise |
| Who is GDV more prebalent in? | Deep chested dogs |
| What are signs of GDV? | Abdominal distention, retching, shock, collapse, acute death |
| What is PVC? | Premature Ventricular Contraction |
| Who is PVC common in? | HBC: hit by car, GDV: Gastric dilation and volvulus |
| Which dogs are considered deep chested? | Greyhounds, boxers |
| What does Volvulus mean? | To twist or rotate |
| Prokinetics keep what moving? | The gut |
| Is GDV a medical emergency? | Yes |
| What do they do in a GDV emergncy? | Stomach tube, Gastrostomy, IV Fluids: Big bore, use both legs! |
| What is peritonitis? | Inflammation of abdominal cavity. |
| What can GDV cause? | peritonitis, gastric wall necrosis, PVC'S |
| What is gastric wall necrosis? | black or green serosal surface, thinning of the gastric wall. |
| What SX is done for GDV? | Gastropexy |
| What is Gastropexy? | Tack to the body walls so it doesn't rotate |
| What is teh success rate of GDV Sx? | as low as 50% success rate |
| What is gastritis? | Inflammation of the gastric mucosa |
| Gastritis can be due to what? | Viral, bacterial, parasitic, dietary, FB common |
| What is FB? | Foreign Body |
| What are symptoms of gastritis? | Anorexia, vomiting, Dehydration |
| What is the treatment for Gastritis? | Antibiotics, antiemetics: metoclopramide, Chlorpromazine, H2 blockers:Cimetidine etc. Remove FB, bland diets |
| What is pyloric stenosis? | Hypertrophy of teh muscles in the region of the pylorus. Gastic contents cannon enter into duodenum |
| What are Symptoms of pyloric Stenosis? | Vomiting |
| What is the treatment for pyloric myotomy? | Sx treatment |
| What is Pyloric Myotomy? | hypertrophy of the circular muscle of the pylorus.resulting in narrowing and obstruction of the pyloric channel by compression of longitudinal folds of mucosa. |
| What are Miscellaneous Gastric Diseases? | Parasitic: physoloptera. Neoplais:Gastric adenocarcinoma, Lymphosarcoma, Gastric Ulcers and eriosions: Coffee Grounds, often vomiting, FB: Coins, Thongs, towels, batteries, rocks etc. |
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