Difference between revisions of "Gastric Motility Disorders"

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*anticholinergic drugs and narcotic analgesics used to treat vomiting and diarrhoea
 
*anticholinergic drugs and narcotic analgesics used to treat vomiting and diarrhoea
 
*idiopathic
 
*idiopathic
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==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
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Diagnosis of gastric motility disorders is usually made once other causes of vomiting hav been ruled out.
 
===Clinical Signs===
 
===Clinical Signs===
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*chronic belching and vomiting
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*anorexia
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*weight loss
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*poor body condition
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===Laboratory Tests===
 
===Laboratory Tests===
 
===Radiography===
 
===Radiography===

Revision as of 08:59, 24 August 2009



Category:WikiClinical CanineCow
Category:WikiClinical FelineCow

Signalment

Can affect both dogs and cats.

Description

Abnormal gastric motility has been cited as a contributing factor of conditions such as gastric dilatation-volvulus and gastric outflow obstruction that has resulted from pylorospasm. Many potential causes of gastric stasis have been proposed:

  • nervous inhibition due to pain or trauma
  • electrolyte or acid-base imbalances
  • uraemia
  • hypothyroidism
  • hepatic encephalopathy
  • pancreatitis
  • inflammation or ulceration of the stomach
  • anticholinergic drugs and narcotic analgesics used to treat vomiting and diarrhoea
  • idiopathic

Diagnosis

Diagnosis of gastric motility disorders is usually made once other causes of vomiting hav been ruled out.

Clinical Signs

  • chronic belching and vomiting
  • anorexia
  • weight loss
  • poor body condition

Laboratory Tests

Radiography

Biopsy

Endoscopy

Treatment

Prognosis

References