ANSC 485 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Biopsy, Peritonitis
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Present constantly or intermittently for more than 3 days. Liver: gi tract, spleen, kidneys, reproductive organs, bladder, peritoneum. Can be confused with a problem outside the abdomen: tying up, pleuritis. Seemingly unrelated events that act as triggers: food change, heat cycle, medicines, social stress, exercise changes, transportation. Underlying medical condition that may be contributing. Cbc: white blood cells, red blood cells fibrinogen. Serum chemistry: organ function, proteins, electrolytes. Clinical signs: behavioral changes, poor appetite, poor bcs, recurrent colic. Risk factors: feeding practices, training, stress, medications. Provide greater access to hay and pasture. Abdominal films in horses are only useful to detect foreign material: sand, gravel, enteroliths, foreign body. Malabsorptive disease primarily affecting the small intestine. Abnormal immune response to bacterial, viral, parasitic, or dietary antigens. Clinical signs: weight loss or failure to gain weight, dependent edema, chronic mild colic. Used to determine absorption of sugars within the small intestine. Can tell us the type of abnormal cells present.
