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Quiz: Recurrent Diarrhea in the Cat 20-910243
Quiz: Recurrent Diarrhea in the Cat 20-910243
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A 2 year-old oriental short haired cat is presented for recurrent diarrhea. Previous tests have included fecal flotation and wet mount evaluation with no abnormal findings. A dietary trial feeding a low residue diet has not made any apparent difference as the problem has reoccurred even when on this diet. The cats is otherwise in good health. You suspect that the problem is large bowel in origin because there is:
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Decreased frequency, small stool volume
Normal frequency, increased stool volume
Increased frequency, increased stool volume
Increased frequency, small stool volume
Normal frequency, normal stool volume
A 3 year old Persian X is presented with chronic diarrhea. It is described as being small volume, frequently passed soft stool with mucus. She is in good condition and has good energy. Which etiologic agent should be considered to be the most likely cause?
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Cryptosporidium spp.
Tritrichomonas foetus
Giardia spp.
Toxocara cati
Diarrhea can be caused by pathology located in which of the following locations relative to the intestinal tract?
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Luminal
Mural
Extraluminal
Any of the above
Can IBD and small cell lymphoma may occur concurrently in a patient?
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Yes
No
Probiotics most likely exert their beneficial effect by which mechanism:
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Directly inhibiting colonization of pathogens
Overgrowing pathogenic bacteria
Increasing short chain fatty acids beneficial to mucosal growth
Resistance to bacterial pathogens
Neutralizing bacterial pathogens
The most important consideration in probiotic efficacy is:
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Adequate numbers of viable bacteria surviving shipping and storage
Adequate numbers of viable bacteria surviving gastric transit
Resistance to antibiotic therapy
Resistance to bacterial pathogens
Neutralizing bacterial pathogens
Which of the following is NOT a cause for chronic diarrhea, weight loss with a voracious appetite in cats?
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Giardiasis
Tritrichomoniasis
IBD
Lymphoma
Hyperthyroidism
Cholangitis
A 3 year-old cat has been seen several times with the complaint of diarrhea. The problem has not affected his energy, appetite of weight; bowel movements occur 5-8 times a day and are small and mucoid in character. The most appropriate diagnostic test to perform is:
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Baermann sedimentation
Fecal culture
Wet mount microscopic evaluation
Serum cobalamin and folate
Ova and parasite fecal flotation
A 10 year old cat with chronic episodic small bowel diarrhea and intermittent vomiting is suspected of having IBD. The client declines biopsy. Ultrasound reveals regional thickening in the jejunum, with wall measurements of between 3-5 mm. While the submucosal layer is thickest, architecture remains normal in layering. Lymph nodes are not enlarged and there is no evidence of peritoneal effusion. Endoscopic biopsies are obtained and show a marked increase in the numbers of plasma cells and small lymphocytes, villous atrophy and cryptal edema. Appropriate therapy is:
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chlorambucil
metronidazole and prednisolone
sulfazalazine
prednisolone and chlorambucil
azathioprine
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