Diarrhea In A Shelter Setting: Do You Have A Firm Handle On IT?
Is diarrhea cramping your medical strategy? From nutritional to viral causes and diagnostics to treatment plans, learn about the latest updates on this unsettling condition. Don't let diarrhea turn your stomach anymore! This is a presentation from the 2015 ASPCA-Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference at Cornell University.
Presenter: Holly Putnam, DVM
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I certify that I have viewed the entire presentation.
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What is the significance of diarrhea in the shelter setting?
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Impacts dietary control, increases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability
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Impacts infectious disease control, decreases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability
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Impacts infectious disease control, increases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability
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Impacts infectious disease control, increases costs, has latent potential, decreases adoptability
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C. Impacts infectious disease control, increases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability -
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Bacterial overgrowth affects up to 50% of dogs with chronic diarrhea.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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What are the four mechanisms of diarrhea?
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Transference, altered permeability, abnormal motility, secretory
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Osmotic, altered transference, abnormal motility, secretory
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Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal stagnation, secretory
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Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal motility, secretory
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Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal motility, occlusion
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D. Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal motility, secretory -
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The differential diagnosis for acute diarrhea are:
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Fungal, viral, bacterial, diet, and stress
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Parasites, viral, bacterial, diet, and stress
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Parasites, systemic, bacterial, diet , and stress
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Parasites, viral, inflammatory, diet, and stress
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Parasites, viral, bacterial, neoplasia, and stress
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B. Parasites, viral, bacterial, diet, and stress -
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Which are the two essential diagnostic tools for diarrhea to have available in a shelter setting?
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Corona virus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis
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Parvoviris fecal ELISA test and fecal culture
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Parvovirus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis
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Rotavirus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis
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Feline panleukopenia fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis
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C. Parvovirus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis -
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Which of the following is not a key management technique for infectious diarrhea?
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Vaccinate at intake
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Prophylactic parasite treatments
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Address co-infections
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House infected animals with non-infected animals
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Appropriate cleaning and disinfection techniques
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D. House infected animals with non-infected animals -
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What are some of the common causes of dietary diarrhea in a shelter setting?
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Food allergy
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Inconsistent diet
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Inappropriate diet
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Overfeeding
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All of the above
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E. All of the above -
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Which of the following is not true about stress diarrhea?
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Results from episodic disturbances in myoelectrical function ("spastic colon")
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Infectious diseases usually play a major role in causing stress diarrhea.
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It is a non-inflammatory, non-lesional mucoid large bowel diarrhea.
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It is presumed to be caused by psychological and emotional factors.
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It is a diagnosis of rule outs.
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B. Infectious diseases usually play a major role in causing stress diarrhea. -
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General dietary guidelines include:
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Appropriate diet for the species and age of the animal
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Consistent supplement sources
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Appropriate amounts of food and frequency
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All of the above
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A. and C.
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E. A. and C. -
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Villous atrophy results in intestinal malabsorption, chronic small bowel diarrhea, and weight loss.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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