Colic

Question 1

ULCER risk factors

Answer 1

stress
nutrition/feeding
disease
training
foals
medications (NSAIDS)

Question 2

ULCER clinical signs

Answer 2

weight loss
dull coat
poor performance
poor appetite
behavioral changes
recurring colic

Question 3

Diagnosing ULCERS

Answer 3

physical exam/bloodwork
response to treatment
endoscopy

Question 4

ULCER treatments

Answer 4

Omeprazole
Rantidine
Cimetidine
Anatacids
Sucralfate

Question 5

Tympany

Answer 5

gas containing cavity

Question 6

Colic encompases

Answer 6

Gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal abdominal pain

Question 7

Clinical signs of mild colic

Answer 7

Inappetance
Pawing
Looking at sides
Biting at sides
Frequently up and down
Recumbancy
Mild sweating
Parking out

Question 8

Clinical signs of moderate-severe colic

Answer 8

Anorexia
Depression
Agitation/restlessness
Distended abdomen
Rolling/thrashing
Self-inflicted trauma
sweating

Question 9

Causes of GI pain

Answer 9

Tension of mesentery
Distended bowel
Bowel ischemia or infarction (tissue death) 
Smooth muscle spasms
Adhesions
Peritonitis

Question 10

Risk factors

Answer 10

Anatomy
Management
Sand
Weather
Diet/nutrition
Cribbing
Pregnancy
NSAIDs

Question 11

Order of flexures

Answer 11

Sternal
(left ventral colon)
Pelvic
(left dorsal colon)
Diaphragmatic
(right dorsal colon)

Question 12

Non-GI Causes of colic

Answer 12

Hepatic disease
Renal tract disease
Repro tract
Laminitis
Pleuropneumonia
Myopathy
Peritonitis
Neoplasia
Internal abscesses
Ruptured bladder (foal)