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Signalment
Description
There are many disease associations including:
| Disease Type | E.g. |
| Hypotension | Shock, Sepsis |
| Drug - induced | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| Idiopathic | Stress, exercise induced |
| Inflammatory | Gastritis |
| Neoplastic | Adenocarcinoma, lymphosarcoma, leiomyoma |
| Metabolic/endocrine | Hypoadrenocorticism, liver disease, uraemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, mastocytosis and hypergastrinaemia |
Diagnosis
History and Clinical Signs
History may involve:
- Access to toxins and drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Clinical Signs:
- Vomiting
- Haematemesis
- Malaena
- Pale mucous membranes
- Abdominal pain
- Weakness
- Inappetance
- Hypersalivation
- Circulatory comprimise