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| Most common malignant GI neoplasia of cats |
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| The place where dogs get GI carcinoma |
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| The place where cats get GI carcinoma |
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| What type of cells does a GIST tumor come from? |
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Definition
| Interstitial cells of Cajal (precursor intestinal pacemaker cells) |
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| Who is more likely to metastasize, GIST or leiomyosarcoma? |
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| Most common tumor of lower GI in domestic mammals? |
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Definition
| Lymphosarcoma (malignant lymphoma) |
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| Which intestinal neoplasm forms a 'napkin ring' lesion? |
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| Which component of the gluten molecule causes sensitivity? |
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| Which breed has gluten sensitivity been confirmed in? |
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| Which stain will show fecal fat? |
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| What does the presence of fecal starch (amylorrhea) suggest? |
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| What does the presence of fecal muscle fibers indicate? |
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Definition
| Protease deficiency (or they just really ate a lot of meat) |
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| What does the presence of fecal muscle fibers indicate? |
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Definition
| Protease deficiency (or they just really ate a lot of meat) |
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| How do you measure fecal proteolytic activity? |
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Definition
| Gelatin digestion/casein digestion |
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| What does the presence of a-1 protease inhibitor in the feces indicate? |
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Definition
| Sensitive indicator of protein-losing enteropathy. |
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| What can a D-xylose absorption test tell you? |
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Definition
| Can tell you if you have malabsorption going on, but can be affected by bacteria, vomiting, delayed gastric emptying, ascites. |
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| How do you test fat absorption? |
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Definition
| Administer corn oil PO, look for lipemia at 5 hours after. |
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| What does post-prandial lipemia depend on? |
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Definition
| Bile acids, pancreatic lipase, absorption and lymphatic transport |
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| Does folate absorption require pancreatic enzymes? |
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| Where is colbalmin absorbed? |
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| What needs to happen for cobalamin to be absorbed? |
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Definition
| Must be separated from R protein by pancreatic proteases. |
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| What causes increased serum folate? |
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Definition
| Bacterial overgrowth (bacteria synthesize folate), exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. |
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| What causes decreased folate? |
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Definition
| Proximal small intestinal disease (malabsorption), certain drug effects |
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| What causes decreased serum levels of cobalmin? |
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Definition
| Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bacterial overgrowth, distal small intestinal disease, being a giant schnauzer |
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| What does the TLI test indicate? |
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Definition
| Low levels indicate exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Can have increased levels transiently after pancreatitis. |
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