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== | ||
| − | + | Diagnosis of gastric motility disorders is usually made once other causes of vomiting hav been ruled out. | |
===Clinical Signs=== | ===Clinical Signs=== | ||
| + | *chronic belching and vomiting | ||
| + | *anorexia | ||
| + | *weight loss | ||
| + | *poor body condition | ||
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===Laboratory Tests=== | ===Laboratory Tests=== | ||
===Radiography=== | ===Radiography=== | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 24 August 2009
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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